Funny, It Doesn't Sound Jewish: How Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway , and Hollywood (Suny Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture)

By Jack Gottlieb

Author and composer Jack Gottlieb has lectured on the Jewish contribution to American popular music throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel. He is past president of the American Society for Jewish Music and has received wide recognition for both his synagogue and secular music. He has been a reviewer and author of articles on music as well as an annotator for concert program and record jacket notes. His choral, chamber, and theater and cabaret works, as well as his sacred music--including Songs of Godlove, over 50 solos and duets--are available in print. His recordings appear on the Naxos, Albany, and other labels. He lives in New York City.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844411302
• ISBN13: 9780844411309
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.0" x 11.8"