The house that George built : with a little help from Irving, Cole, and a crew of about fifty / Wilfrid Sheed.
Språk: Engelska Utgivning: New York : Random House, 2008Utgivningstid: ©2008Utgåva: 1st paperback editionBeskrivning: xxvi, 335 sidor illustrationer 21 cmInnehållstyp:- text
- unmediated
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- 9780812970180
- 782.421640973 23/swe
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| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Magasin A | C18.756 M | Available | 26201890090 |
Introduction : I could write a book if they asked me -- The road to Berlin -- Irving Berlin : the little pianist who couldn't -- Of thee I sing, Gershwin -- Harold Arlen : the songwriter's songwriter -- Hoagy Carmichael : the jazz song goes west -- Duke Ellington : royalty -- Jerome Kern : jazz comes to Broadway ... slowly -- Cole Porter : from Peru to Paree to Broadway -- Richard Rodgers : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Rodgers -- Hooray for Hollywood (sometimes) -- Harry Warren : the king of the unknowns and his quiet reign in Hollywood -- Jimmy Van Heusen : on the road with Bing and Frank -- Johnny Mercer : the all-American voice -- Frank Loesser's great New York musical -- Gershwin's last heir : Burton Lane -- Cy Coleman and the future -- Coda : three more majors (for good measure) -- Appendix : some names that (almost) got away.