This follow-up set to American Song, Vols. 1 and 2 explores the work of major pop songwriters from Tin Pan Alley not included either in a Broadway show or film from the period 1880 to today. This carefully researched encyclopedia covers 125 composers with hundreds of entries on each. Entries include composer, lyricist and publisher information. From 1880 to present, here are some of the composers covered:  Lee AdamsHarold ArlenBurt BacharachIrving BerlinEubie BlakeRalph BlaneLew BrownJohnny BurkeSammy CahnHoagy CarmichaelSidney ClareBetty ComdenHal DavidEddie DeLangeHoward DietzErvin DrakeSammy FainDorothy FieldsGeorge GershwinMack GordonOscar Hammerstein IILorenz HartEdward HeymanJames P. JohnsonIrving KahalJerome KernJimmy McHughCole PorterAndy RazafBilly RoseJean Schwartz Harry B. SmithStephen SondheimRoy TurkJames Van HeusenHarry Von TilzerAnd many others 01

American Song: The Complete Companion to Tin Pan Alley Song, Volumes 3 and 4

Arts & Photography

Bloom, Ken

Music

Schirmer

Presented in the striking format of Ken Bloom's successful Broadway Musicals, this rich visual history of popular song covers all of the prominent figures behind the music, in front of the bandstand, and on top of the piano.

American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1877-1995. Volumes 1 and 2

Did you know that Frank Sinatra was nearly considered for the original production of Fiddler on the Roof? Or that Jerome Robbins never choreographed the famous "Dance at the Gym" in West Side Story? Or that Lin-Manuel Miranda called out an audience member on Twitter for texting during a performance of Hamilton (the perpetrator was Madonna)? In Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes, Broadway aficionado-in-chief Ken Bloom takes us on a spirited spin through some of the most intriguing factoids in show business, offering up an unconventional history of the theatre in all its idiosyncratic glory. From the cantankerous retorts of George Abbott to the literally show-stopping antics of Katharine Hepburn, you'll learn about the adventures and star turns of some of the Broadway's biggest personalities, and discover little-known tidbits about beloved plays and musicals from The Black Crook to Beautiful.

Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes

Oxford University Press

A new biography of one of the key composers of 20th-century American popular song and jazz, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm and Race illuminates Blake's little-known impact on over 100 years of American culture. A gifted musician, Blake rose from performing in dance halls and bordellos of his native Baltimore to the heights of Broadway. In 1921, together with performer and lyricist Noble Sissle, Blake created Shuffle Along which became a sleeper smash on Broadway eventually becoming one of the top ten musical shows of the 1920s. Despite many obstacles Shuffle Along integrated Broadway and the road and introduced such stars as Josephine Baker, Lottie Gee, Florence Mills, and Fredi Washington. It also proved that black shows were viable on Broadway and subsequent productions gave a voice to great songwriters, performers, and spoke to a previously disenfranchised black audience. As successful as Shuffle Along was, racism and bad luck hampered Blake's career. Remarkably, the third act of Blake's life found him heralded in his 90s at major jazz festivals, in Broadway shows, and on television and recordings. Tracing not only Blake's extraordinary life and accomplishments, Broadway and popular music authorities Richard Carlin and Ken Bloom examine the professional and societal barriers confronted by black artists from the turn of the century through the 1980s. Drawing from a wealth of personal archives and interviews with Blake, his friends, and other scholars, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm and Race offers an incisive portrait of the man and the musical world he inhabited.

Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race

Biographies & Memoirs

Carlin, Richard

Arts & Literature

For many students, the concert going experience is entirely new; they are not sure what to wear, how to plan for the event, when to applaud, how to use the program, and how to evaluate what they have heard. There are many different types of concert going opportunities: from traditional classical recitals to church choir performances to jazz and rock clubs, each having its own special etiquette and rules for behavior. This book will offer a concise, friendly guide for the student to how to attend and enjoy concerts as a lifelong activity.

Attending and Enjoying Concerts

Wellman, Josh

Pearson

This volume is another example in the Routledge tradition of producing high-quality reference works on theater, music, and the arts. An A to Z encyclopedia of Broadway, this volume includes tons of information, including producers, writer, composers, lyricists, set designers, theaters, performers, and landmarks in its sweep.

Broadway: An Encyclopedia

Routledge

Jerry Herman is one of Broadway's most celebrated composers and lyricists, this book includes early lyrics from Herman's first Broadway revues and shows, songs cut from his best-loved shows, and new lyrics.

Jerry Herman: The Lyrics

Herman, Jerry

Routledge Guide to Broadway

The Routledge Guide to Broadway is the second title in our new student reference series. It will introduce the student to the Broadway theater, focusing on key performers, writers, directors, plays, and musicals, along with the theaters themselves, key awards, and the folklore of Broadway.Broadway is the center of American theater, where all the great plays and musicals make their mark. Students across the country in theater history, performance, and direction/production look to Broadway for their inspiration. While there are illustrated coffee table type books on Broadway, there are few that offer a comprehensive look at the key figures and productions of the last two centuries. The Routledge Guide to Broadway offers this information in an easy-to-use, inexpensive format that will appeal to students, professors, and theatrical professionals.

The Routledge Guide to Broadway is the second title in our new student reference series. It will introduce the student to the Broadway theater, focusing on key performers, writers, directors, plays, and musicals, along with the theaters themselves, key awards, and the folklore of Broadway. Broadway is the center of American theater, where all the great plays and musicals make their mark. Students across the country in theater history, performance, and direction/production look to Broadway for their inspiration. While there are illustrated coffee table type books on Broadway, there are few that offer a comprehensive look at the key figures and productions of the last two centuries. The Routledge Guide to Broadway offers this information in an easy-to-use, inexpensive format that will appeal to students, professors, and theatrical professionals.

Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People and Places of Times Square

History

Americas

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American Song: The Complete Companion to Tin Pan Alley Song, Volumes 3 and 4

American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1877-1995. Volumes 1 and 2

Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes

Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race

Attending and Enjoying Concerts

Broadway: An Encyclopedia

Jerry Herman: The Lyrics

Routledge Guide to Broadway

Routledge Guide to Broadway

Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People and Places of Times Square