America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley

360 Pages·2006·4.41 MB·English

by  Philip Furia

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America’s Songs
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America’s Songs
The Stories Behind the Songs
of Broadway, Hollywood,
and Tin Pan Alley
Philip Furia and Michael Lasser
New York London
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Furia, Philip, 1943-
America’s songs: the stories behind the songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley / Philip
Furia and Michael Lasser.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-415-97246-9 (hb)
1. Popular music--United States--History and criticism. I. Lasser, Michael. II. Title.
ML3477.F87 2006
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Table of Contents
Table of Songs ix
Introduction xxv
Th e Authors xxix
1910 – 1919 1
1920 – 1929 29
1930 – 1939 83
1940 – 1949 165
1950 – 1959 223
1960 – 1969 271
1970 – 1977 291
Bibliography 297
Index 305
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Table of Songs

Songs listed inboldface type have an entry of their own or, if followed by the
title of a Broadway musical or Hollywood fi lm, are part of an entry for that
musical. Songs in roman type are mentioned in the entry of another song. All
entries are organized chronologically and alphabetically within each year.
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, 191
Adelaide’s Lament (Guys and Dolls), 226
After the Ball (Show Boat), 58
After You’ve Gone, 20
Ain’t Misbehavin’, 66
Ain’t She Sweet?, 54
Ain’t We Got Fun?, 56
Alabamy Bound, 44
Alexander’s Ragtime Band, 2
Alice Blue Gown, 23
All Alone, 37
All by Myself, 37
All I Do Is Dream of You (Singin’ in the Rain), 235
All in Fun, 157
All of Me, 93
All That Jazz (Chicago), 293
All the Things You Are, 156
Almost Like Being in Love (Brigadoon), 212
Alone Together, 94
Always, 44
Always True to You in My Fashion (Kiss Me, Kate), 217
Am I Blue?, 69
Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof), 279
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