They're Playing Our Song: Conversations with America's Classic Songwriters

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The careers, inspirations, and techniques of Jerome Kern, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and seventeen other classic songwriters are revealed in Max Wilk's unique profiles, comprised of anecdotes, remembrances, reflections, and commentary either by the lyricists and composers themselves or other show business professionals intimately associated with them. The emphasis in each case is on the songs—the magic and the craft behind such hits as "Ol' Man River," "I Wanna Be Loved by You," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," ...

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Overview

The careers, inspirations, and techniques of Jerome Kern, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and seventeen other classic songwriters are revealed in Max Wilk's unique profiles, comprised of anecdotes, remembrances, reflections, and commentary either by the lyricists and composers themselves or other show business professionals intimately associated with them. The emphasis in each case is on the songs—the magic and the craft behind such hits as "Ol' Man River," "I Wanna Be Loved by You," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Moon River," "That Old Black Magic," "Over the Rainbow," "Stormy Weather," "Send in the Clowns," "White Christmas," "God Bless America," and thousands more.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780306807466
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press
  • Publication date: 3/21/1997
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 5.92 (w) x 8.99 (h) x 0.74 (d)

Table of Contents

Author's Note, January 1991 13
Author's Note 15
Preface 19
Foreword 21
Introduction 23
"All the Things You Are" : Jerome Kern 30
"Three Little Words": Kalmar and Ruby 41
"Tea for Two": Vincent Youmans 47
"I'm in the Mood for Love": Dorothy Fields 53
"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered": Lorenz Hart 62
"The Sound of Music": Richard Rodgers 70
"This Was a Real Nice Clambake": Oscar Hammerstein II 76
"Of Thee I Sing, Baby!": Ira Gershwin 89
"My Ideal": Richard Whiting 96
"Thanks for the Memory": Leo Robin 100
"Make Someone Happy": Betty Comden 111
"Lullaby of Broadway": Harry Warren 116
"Moon River": Johnny Mercer 129
"Over the Rainbow": Harold Arlen 141
"People Who Need People": Jule Styne 153
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schon": Sammy Cahn 168
"Tradition": Bock and Harnick 185
"Taking a Chance on Love": Vernon Duke 195
"Wish You Were Here": Harold Rome 199
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" : Burton Lane 206
"Put on a Happy Face": Lee Adams 214
"Oh, How We Danced": Saul Chaplin 219
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?": E. Y. Harburg 228
"Everything's Coming Up Roses": Stephen Sondheim 241
"Guys and Dolls": Frank Loesser 248
"Always": Irving Berlin 263

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