America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley

by Michael Lasser and Philip Furia

Book Overview

America's Songs tells the stories behind the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. Nothing brings the roarin '20s to life like Tea for Two or I'm just Wild About Harry; the Great Depression is evoked in all of its pain and misery in songs like Brother Can You Spare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415972469
• ISBN13: 9780415972468
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"