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Author:   Michael Whorf
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780786465385

ISBN 10:   0786465387
Pages:   239
Publication Date:   09 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      Preface      Introduction      1 Lee Adams 1924–      2 Stanley Adams 1907–1994      3 Harold Adamson 1906–1980      4 Alan Bergman 1925– and Marilyn Bergman 1929–      5 Johnny Burke 1908–1964      6 Irving Caesar 1895–1996      7 Sammy Cahn 1913–1993      8 Betty Comden 1919–2006 and Adolph Green 1915–2002      9 Joe Darion 1917–2001      10 Hal David 1921–      11 Mack David 1912–1993      12 Ervin Drake 1919–      13 Milton Drake 1912–2006      14 Edward (Eddie) Eliscu 1902–1998      15 Ray Evans 1915–2007 and Jay Livingston 1915–2001      16 L. Wolfe Gilbert 1886–1970      17 Bud Green 1897–1981      18 Oscar Hammerstein II 1895–1960      19 E. Y. (“Yip”) Harburg 1898–1981      20 Tom Jones 1928– and Harvey Schmidt 1929–      21 Irving Kahal 1903–1942      22 Gus Kahn 1886–1941      23 Carolyn Leigh 1926–1983      24 Sammy Lerner 1903–1989      25 Herb Magidson 1906–1986      26 Johnny Mercer 1909–1976      27 Irving Mills 1894–1985      28 Mitchell Parish 1900–1993      29 Don Raye 1909–1985 and Gene De Paul 1919–1985      30 Leo Robin 1900–1984      31 The Tobias Brothers: Harry 1895–1994, Charles 1898–1970 and Henry 1905–1997      32 Paul Francis Webster 1907–1984      Epilogue—The Old Ones Are Still Being Played: Golden Age Songs in Films and Television, 1998–2010      Bibliography      Index     

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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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