They Also Wrote: Evaluative Essays on Lesser-Known Popular American Songwriters Prior to the Rock Era

by William E. Studwell

Shining a light on under-appreciated or unknown American popular songwriters active from 1848 until 1955, William E. Studwell profiles three hundred and forty-four of them in evaluative historical essays. The essays provide biographical data, focus on the songs for which the songwriter is best known, then list the lesser-known songs in chronological order. Although most of the people included in the book will be new to readers, one section does focus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810837897
• ISBN13: 9780810837898
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.4"