The Poets of Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia

The Poets of Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia

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The author examines the part played by lyricists in the Golden Age of American popular music, encompassing Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood, with special mention of jazz lyricists throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

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The Poets of Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia

The author examines the part played by lyricists in the Golden Age of American popular music, encompassing Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood, with special mention of jazz lyricists throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

Philip Furia has written several books on American popular song, including biographies of Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Johnny Mercer. His work has been praised in The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and other publications, and he has been interviewed on Larry King Live, Fresh Air, A & E's
Biography, and other national and international radio and television programs.

Laurie Patterson is co-authored with Philip Furia of The Songs of Hollywood. Her other publications have centered around her research on gender and technology.

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ISBN 13 9780195064087
ISBN 10 0195064089
Title The Poets of Tin Pan Alley
Author Philip Furia
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Year published 1990-10-11
Number of pages 333
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.