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Author:   Michael Whorf ,  Pete Misiak
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780786465378

ISBN 10:   0786465379
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   02 May 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Pete Misiak      Preface      Introduction      1 Milton (Milt) Ager 1893–1979      2 Louis (Lou) Alter 1902–1980      3 Harold Arlen 1905–1986      4 Bennie Benjamin 1907–1989      5 Eubie Blake 1883–1983      6 Rube Bloom 1902–1976      7 Saul Chaplin 1912–1997      8 Cy Coleman 1928–2004      9 J. Fred Coots 1897–1985      10 George Duning 1908–2000      11 Sherman Edwards 1919–1981      12 Sammy Fain 1902–1989      13 John Green 1908–1989      14 Arthur Hamilton ca. 1926–      15 Jerry Herman 1932–      16 Bronislaw Kaper 1902–1983      17 Irwin Kostel 1911–1994      18 Burton Lane 1912–1997      19 Henry Mancini 1924–1994      20 Johnny Mandel 1925–      21 Gerald Marks 1900–1997      22 Johnny Marks 1909–1985      23 Vic Mizzy 1916–2009      24 Joe Myrow 1910–1987      25 Ben Oakland 1907–1979      26 Abe Olman 1887–1984      27 David Raksin 1912–2004      28 David Rose 1910–1990      29 Arthur Schwartz 1900–1984      30 Harold Spina 1906–1997      31 Charles Strouse 1928–      32 Jule Styne 1905–1994      33 Dana Suesse 1911–1987      34 Kay Swift 1905–1993      35 James (Jimmy) Van Heusen 1913–1990      36 Harry Warren 1893–1981      37 Richard Whiting 1891–1938      38 Meredith Willson 1902–1984      39 Guy Wood 1912–2001      Bibliography      Index     

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"""Whorf draws on about 70 taped interviews he recorded for a radio series at WJR in Detroit in the mid-1970s""--Reference & Research Book News."

Whorf draws on about 70 taped interviews he recorded for a radio series at WJR in Detroit in the mid-1970s --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

Michael Whorf is a veteran broadcaster, producer and writer, widely known for his 39-year tenure with Detroit radio station WJR. A recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award, he was inducted into the Michigan Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2008.

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