The Unsung Songwriters |
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| Author:
| Vaché, Warren W.
Vaché, Warren W. |
| Series title: | Studies in Jazz Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8108-3570-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $204.00 |
Book Description:
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Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers--Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers--the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers.
Contrary to the widely held opinion that most of our hit and standard songs were composed by a handful of top writers--Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and Rodgers--the fact is that the vast majority of them were written by relatively unknown composers.