Great Men of American Popular Song: The History of the American Popular Song Told Through the Lives, Careers, Achievements, and Personalities of Its F

by David Ewen

David Ewen did his customary good-research on this book. Published in 1972. Starting with Stephen Foster and the beginnings of American popular song composers, this is a joyful read. Cole... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0133641821
• ISBN13: 9780133641820
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 404 Pages

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A good read

David Ewen did his customary good-research on this book. Published in 1972. Starting with Stephen Foster and the beginnings of American popular song composers, this is a joyful read. Cole Porter,Harold Arlen & Co. litter the biographical pages. Mr. Ewen's final entry is of Johnny Cash. The Life And Death Of Tin Pan Alley