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TheGreatAmericanSongbook,alsoknownas"AmericanStandards",isthecanonofthemostimportantandinfluential
Americanpopularsongsandjazzstandardsfromtheearly20thcentury.Althoughseveralcollectionsofmusichavebeen
publishedunderthetitle,itdoesnotrefertoanyactualbookorspecificlistofsongs,buttoalooselydefinedsetincluding
themostpopularandenduringsongsfromthe1920stothe1950sthatwerecreatedforBroadwaytheatre,musicaltheatre,
andHollywoodmusicalfilm.Theyhavebeenrecordedandperformedbyalargenumberandwiderangeofsingers,
instrumentalbands,andjazzmusicians.TheSongbookcomprisesstandardsbyGeorgeGershwin,ColePorter,andIrving
Berlin,andalsoJeromeKern,HaroldArlen,JohnnyMercer,RichardRodgers,andothers.[1][2][3][4][5]
Althoughthesongshavenevergoneoutofstyleamongtraditionalandjazzsingersandmusicians,arenewedpopular
interestintheGreatAmericanSongbookbeginninginthe1970shasledagrowingnumberofrockandpopsingerstotake
aninterestandissuerecordingsofthem.

Contents
1 Definition
2 Songwritersandsongs
3 Styleandstructure
3.1 Style
3.2 Structure
4 Singers
4.1 Theearlyyears
4.2 Contemporarysingers
4.2.1 Othersingers
4.2.2 Radio
5 Seealso
6 References
7 Furtherreading
8 Externallinks

Definition
Thereisnoconsensusonwhichsongsareinthe"GreatAmericanSongbook."Severalmusicpublishingcompanies,
includingHalLeonard,[6]J.W.Pepper&Son,[7]andAlfredMusic,[8]sellmusicunderthename"GreatAmerican
Songbook."AlfredMusicliststheSongbookasitsowngenre.
Musiccriticshaveattemptedtodevelopa"canon."Forexample,inAlecWilder's1972study,AmericanPopularSong:
TheGreatInnovators,19001950,thesongwriterandcriticlistsandrankstheartistshebelievesbelongtotheGreat
AmericanSongbookcanon.Acomposer,Wilderemphasizedanalysisofcomposersandtheircreativeeffortsinthis
work.[9]
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Wilderdevoteswholechapterstoonlysixcomposers:JeromeKern,IrvingBerlin,
GeorgeGershwin,RichardRodgers,ColePorterandHaroldArlen.Vincent
YoumansandArthurSchwartzshareachapterBurtonLane,HughMartinand
VernonDukearecoveredtogetherinanother.Wilderusesachaptertoexplore
songwritersandcomposershedeemed"TheGreatCraftsmen":HoagyCarmichael,
WalterDonaldson,HarryWarren,IshamJones,JimmyMcHugh,DukeEllington,
FredAhlert,RichardA.Whiting,RayNoble,JohnGreen,RubeBloomandJimmy
VanHeusen.Wilderconcludeswithacatchall67pagechapterentitled
"OutstandingIndividualSongs:1920to1950,"whichincludesadditional
individualsongswhichheconsidersmemorable.

RichardRodgersandLorenzHart

Fromsomeperspectives,theSongbookeraendedwiththeadventofrockandroll
Wilderendswith1950.
RadiopersonalityandSongbookdevoteeJonathanSchwartzhasdescribedthisgenreas"America'sclassicalmusic".[10]
Whatmakesthesesongsclassicistheirlastingvalue.Instructure,musicalcontent,phrasinganddetailsofcomposition,
theyremainclosetoclassicalmusic,thedifferencebeingcontextandagreateremphasisonrhythmandclosenessto
speechratherthanpuresinging.Thebiggestthreattothismusichasbeenthelongperiodinwhichtherewerenovariety
showsinwhichnewsongscouldbeintroducedtothepublic,andthedeclininguseofsongsinmovies,aswellasthe
expansionofcommercialrockandpopinfluenceonBroadwayshows,whichfirstsucceededintherockmusicalHairin
1967,withcontinuedinfluenceseenmoststronglyinmusicalslikethe1996Rentandthe2014Hamiltonwhich
successfullyincorporatedHipHop.Inthe1970s'90s,songswereintroducedthatmayqualifyfortheSongbookbyHenry
Mancini,MichelLegrand,thelyricistsAlanandMarilynBergman,JohnnyMandelandmanyothercomposersstillactive,
especiallyinHollywood.

Songwritersandsongs
ThefollowingwritersandsongsareoftenincludedintheGreatAmericanSongbook:
HaroldArlen(withE.Y.Harburg"OvertheRainbow","It'sOnlyaPaper
Moon"withTedKoehler"StormyWeather","I'veGottheWorldona
String","IGottaRighttoSingtheBlues","Let'sFallinLove"withJohnny
Mercer"BluesintheNight","ThatOldBlackMagic","OneforMyBaby",
"ComeRainorComeShine","AcCentTchuAtethePositive"andwithIra
Gershwin"TheManthatGotAway")
IrvingBerlin("Alexander'sRagtimeBand","WhenILostYou","How
DeepIstheOcean","GodBlessAmerica","WhiteChristmas","Always",
"APrettyGirlisLikeaMelody","BlueSkies","CheektoCheek","Puttin'
ontheRitz","Let'sFacetheMusicandDance","There'sNoBusinessLike
ShowBusiness","I'veGotMyLovetoKeepMeWarm")
NacioHerbBrownwithlyricistArthurFreed("AllIDoIsDreamofYou",
"BroadwayMelody","PaganLoveSong","Paradise","Singin'intheRain",
"Temptation","YouSteppedOutofaDream","YouWereMeantforMe",
"GoodMorning")
HoagyCarmichael("Stardust","GeorgiaonMyMind","LazyRiver","The
NearnessofYou","HeartandSoul","Skylark")
J.FredCoots("IStillGetaThrill(ThinkingofYou)","LoveLettersinthe
Sand","SantaClausisComingtoTown","ForAllWeKnow","ABeautiful
IrvingBerlin,oneofthemostprolific
LadyinBlue","YouGotoMyHead")
composersandlyricistsoftheGreat
WalterDonaldson,mostlywithlyricsbyGusKahn("MyBabyJustCares
forMe","MyBlueHeaven","LoveMeorLeaveMe","Carolinainthe
AmericanSongbook.
Morning","MyMammy","WhatCanISayAfterISayI'mSorry?","Yes
Sir,That'sMyBaby","Makin'Whoopee","You'reDrivingMeCrazy",
"LittleWhiteLies"")
VernonDuke("AprilInParis","AutumnInNewYork","ICan'tGetStarted","TakingaChanceonLove")
DukeEllington("InaSentimentalMood","ItDon'tMeanaThing(IfItAin'tGotThatSwing)","SatinDoll"(with
BillyStrayhornandJohnnyMercer),"MoodIndigo","SophisticatedLady","Takethe'A'Train","I'mBeginningto
SeetheLight")
SammyFain("I'llBeSeeingYou","ThatOldFeeling","LoveIsaManySplendoredThing","AprilLove",
"TenderistheNight")
DorothyFields("ICan'tGiveYouAnythingButLove","ExactlyLikeYou","OntheSunnySideoftheStreet","A
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FineRomance","PickYourselfUp","TheWayYouLookTonight","BigSpender","IfMyFriendsCouldSeeMe
Now")
FredFisher("Chicago(ThatToddlin'Town)")
GeorgeandIraGershwin("SomeonetoWatchOverMe","'SWonderful","Summertime","AFoggyDay","But
NotforMe","EmbraceableYou","IGotRhythm","FascinatingRhythm","TheManILove","TheyCan'tTake
ThatAwayfromMe","LoveIsHeretoStay","StrikeUptheBand")
RayHenderson("AlabamyBound","ByeByeBlackbird","I'mSittingonTopoftheWorld","TheBirthofthe
Blues","TheThrillIsGone","TheBestThingsinLifeAreFree","SonnyBoy","You'retheCreaminMyCoffee")
HermanHupfeld("AsTimeGoesBy","Let'sPutOuttheLights(andGotoSleep)")
BartHoward("FlyMetotheMoon")
ArthurJohnston,withlyricsbyJohnnyBurke("PenniesFromHeaven")
IshamJoneswithlyricsbyGusKahn("ItHadtoBeYou","I'llSeeYouinMyDreams")
JeromeKernwithlyricsbyDorothyFields("AFineRomance","PickYourselfUp","TheWayYouLook
Tonight"withlyricsbyIraGershwin"LongAgo(andFarAway)"withlyricsbyOscarHammersteinII"Allthe
ThingsYouAre","TheFolksWhoLiveOntheHill","Ol'ManRiver","TheSongIsYou"withlyricsbyOtto
Harbach"SmokeGetsinYourEyes","Yesterdays")
FrankLoesser("IfIWereaBell","SlowBoattoChina","StandingontheCorner","Baby,It'sColdOutside",
"LuckBeaLady")
JimmyMcHugh("Don'tBlameMe","ExactlyLikeYou","ICan'tGiveYouAnythingButLove,Baby","I'minthe
MoodforLove","It'saMostUnusualDay","OntheSunnySideoftheStreet")
GlennMillerwithlyricsbyMitchellParish("MoonlightSerenade")
JohnnyMercer(4timeAcademyAwardwinninglyricist:"OntheAtchison,TopekaandtheSantaFe","Inthe
Cool,Cool,CooloftheEvening","MoonRiver"withHenryMancini,"FoolsRushIn",and"DaysofWineand
Roses"wrotemusicandlyricsfor"Dream","Something'sGottaGive",and"IWannaBeAround"wrotelyricsfor
"MidnightSun","DayIn,DayOut","Laura"and"IRememberYou")
ColePorter("NightandDay","I'veGotYouUnderMySkin","BegintheBeguine","Let'sDoIt,Let'sFallin
Love","WhatIsThisThingCalledLove?","TooDarnHot","LoveforSale","You'retheTop","JustOneofThose
Things","AllofYou","IGetaKickOutofYou","Ev'ryTimeWeSayGoodbye","IntheStilloftheNight","It's
DeLovely","MyHeartBelongstoDaddy","IConcentrateonYou","You'dBeSoNicetoComeHomeTo","So
inLove","AnythingGoes","YouDoSomethingtoMe")
RodgersandHart("SlaughterOn10thAvenue(ballet)","Bewitched,BotheredandBewildered","WithaSongin
MyHeart","FallingInLoveWithLove","MyRomance","HaveYouMetMissJones?","MyFunnyValentine",
"BlueMoon","BlueRoom","ICouldWriteaBook","It'sEasyToRemember","ItNeverEnteredMyMind",
"Manhattan","TheLadyIsaTramp","LittleGirlBlue","Mimi","MyHeartStoodStill","SpringIsHere","AShip
WithoutaSail","ThouSwell","Lover","TheMostBeautifulGirlintheWorld","IDidn'tKnowWhatTimeIt
Was","Isn'tItRomantic?","WhereorWhen","GladtoBeUnhappy","YouTookAdvantageofMe","ThisCan't
BeLove","MountainGreenery")
RodgersandHammerstein("You'llNeverWalkAlone","Hello,YoungLovers","YoungerThanSpringtime","Oh
WhataBeautifulMornin'","PeopleWillSayWe'reinLove","ItMightasWellBeSpring","IfILovedYou",
"HappyTalk","SomeEnchantedEvening","TheSurreywiththeFringeonTop","IHaveDreamed","ShallWe
Dance?","MyFavoriteThings","SomethingWonderful","ClimbEveryMountain","Edelweiss","IEnjoyBeinga
Girl","TheSoundofMusic","AWonderfulGuy")
HarryRubyandBertKalmar("Who'sSorryNow?","ThinkingofYou","IWannaBeLovedbyYou","ThreeLittle
Words","Nevertheless","AKisstoBuildaDreamOn")
ArthurSchwartzandHowardDietz("DancingintheDark","YouandtheNightandtheMusic","IGuessI'llHave
toChangeMyPlan","AloneTogether","HauntedHeart","That'sEntertainment!")
AlSherman("DewDewDeweyDay","ForSentimentalReasons","He'sSoUnusual","Lindbergh(TheEagleof
theU.S.A.)","Livin'intheSunlight,Lovin'intheMoonlight","NineLittleMilesfromTenTenTennessee",
"NinetyNineOutofaHundred","Now'stheTimetoFallinLove","OnaLittleBambooBridge","OntheBeachat
BaliBali","OverSomebodyElse'sShoulder","Pretending","SaveYourSorrow","YouGottaBeaFootballHero")
JuleStyne("TimeAfterTime","GuessI'llHangMyTearsOuttoDry","IFallinLoveTooEasily","Diamonds
AreaGirl'sBestFriend","LetItSnow!LetItSnow!LetItSnow!","People","Don'tRainonMyParade","JustIn
Time","SaturdayNight(IstheLoneliestNightoftheWeek)","TheParty'sOver")
JimmyVanHeusen,mostlywithlyricistsJohnnyBurkeandSammyCahn("AlltheWay","SwingingonaStar",
"DarnThatDream","PolkaDotsandMoonbeams","ButBeautiful","ComeFlywithMe","Imagination","Like
SomeoneinLove","CallMeIrresponsible","IThoughtAboutYou","Here'sThatRainyDay","ItCouldHappen
toYou","(LoveIs)TheTenderTrap","Ain'tThataKickintheHead")
FatsWaller("Ain'tMisbehavin'","HoneysuckleRose","SqueezeMe")
HarryWarren("AtLast","ThereWillNeverBeAnotherYou","AnAffairtoRemember","IHadtheCraziest
Dream","TheMoreISeeYou","42ndStreet","BoulevardofBrokenDreams","LullabyofBroadway","You're
GettingtoBeaHabitwithMe","IOnlyHaveEyesforYou","ThisIsAlways","JeepersCreepers","YouMust
HaveBeenaBeautifulBaby","SeptemberintheRain","Lulu'sBackInTown","You'reMyEverything",
"ChattanoogaChooChoo","OntheAtchison,TopekaandtheSantaFe","ThisHeartofMine","You'llNever
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Know","MyDreamIsYours","IWishIKnew","SerenadeInBlue","Nagasaki","(I'veGotaGalIn)Kalamazoo",
"That'sAmore","Innamorata")
RichardA.Whiting("TillWeMeetAgain","TheJapaneseSandman","MissBrowntoYou","Louise","He's
FunnyThatWay","Ain'tWeGotFun","Guilty","Breezin'AlongwiththeBreeze","WhenDidYouLeave
Heaven?","UkuleleLady","SleepyTimeGal","Honey(RudyVallesong)","ICan'tEscapefromYou","My
FutureJustPassed","HoorayforHollywood","BeyondtheBlueHorizon","MyIdeal","OntheGoodShip
Lollipop","TooMarvelousforWords")
JackYellen,withMiltonAger("Ain'tSheSweet","HappyDaysAreHereAgain","BigBadBill(IsSweetWilliam
Now)","GladRagDoll","HardHeartedHannah(TheVampofSavannah)","LouisvilleLou(ThatVampin'Lady)"
withLewPollack,"MyYiddisheMomme")
VincentYoumans("TeaforTwo","TimeonMyHands","MoreThanYouKnow","(The)Carioca","Sometimes
I'mHappy","WithoutaSong","IWanttoBeHappy")
VictorYoung("IDon'tStandaGhostofaChancewithYou","StellabyStarlight","LoveLetters","MyFoolish
Heart","WhenIFallinLove","AroundtheWorld")

Styleandstructure
Style
Despitetherelativelynarrowrangeoftopicsandmoodsdealtwithinmanyofthesongs,thebestGreatAmerican
Songbooklyricistsspecializedinwitty,urbanelyricswithteasinglyunexpectedrhymes.Thesongwriterscombined
memorablemelodieswhichcouldbeanythingfrompentatonic,asinaGershwintunelike"IGotRhythm",tosinuously
chromatic,asinmanyofColePorter'stunesandgreatharmonicsubtlety,agoodexamplebeingKern's"AlltheThings
YouAre",withitswindingmodulations.

Structure
ManyofthesongsintheGreatAmericanSongbookareinthirtytwobarform.Manywerecomposedformusicals,and
someoriginallyincludedanintroductorysectionalverse.Thesectionalverseisamusicalintroductionthattypicallyhasa
freemusicalstructure,speechlikerhythms,andrubatodelivery.Thesectionalverseservedasawayofleadingfromthe
surroundingrealisticcontextoftheplayintothemoreartificialworldofthesong,andoftenhaslyricsthatareincharacter
andmakereferencetotheplotofthemusicalforwhichthesongwasoriginallywritten.
Thesongitselfisusuallya32barAABAorABACform,andthelyricsusuallyrefertomoreuniversalandtimeless
situationsandthemestypically,forinstance,thevicissitudesoflove.Thisuniversalitymadeiteasierforsongstobe
addedtoorsubtractedfromashow,orrevivedinadifferentshow.
Afewofthesongswhichwerewrittenwithanintroductorysectionalversearenearlyalwaysperformedinfullwiththe
introduction.However,thesectionalverse,ifitexists,isoftendroppedinperformancesofGreatAmericanSongbook
songsoutsidetheiroriginalstageormoviecontext.Whetherornotthesectionalverseissungoftendependsonwhatthe
songisandwhoissingingit.Forexample,FrankSinatraneverrecorded"FlyMetotheMoon"withtheintroductory
sectionalverse,butNatKingColedid.

Singers
Theearlyyears
Sincethe1930s,manysingershaverecordedorperformedlargepartsoftheGreatAmericanSongbook.LeeWileywas
amongthefirsttorecordcollectionsofonespecificsongwriterorsongwritingteam,beginningwithGeorgeGershwinand
IraGershwin(1939),followedbyColePorter(1940),RichardRodgersandLorenzHart(1940),HaroldArlen(1943),
IrvingBerlin(1951)andVincentYoumans(1951).
EllaFitzgerald'spopularandinfluentialSongbookseriesonVerveinthe1950sand1960scollated252songsfromthe
Songbook.TheseeightcollectionspaidtributetoColePorter(1956),RichardRodgersandLorenzHart(1956),Duke
Ellington(1957),IrvingBerlin(1958),GeorgeGershwinandIraGershwin(1959),HaroldArlen(1961),JeromeKern
(1963)andJohnnyMercer(1964).
OtherinfluentialearlyinterpretersoftheGreatAmericanSongbookincludeFredAstaire,MildredBailey,BillKenny,
ChetBaker,TonyBennett,JuneChristy,RosemaryClooney,Nat"King"Cole,PerryComo,BarbaraCook,JaneFroman,
ChrisConnor,BingCrosby,VicDamone,BobbyDarin,SammyDavis,Jr.,DorisDay,BlossomDearie,BillyEckstine,
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AliceFaye,HelenForrest,theFourFreshmen,ConnieFrancis,JudyGarland,EydieGorme,JohnnyHartman,Dick
Haymes,BillieHoliday,LenaHorne,JoniJames,JackJones,AlJolson,CleoLaine,FrankieLaine,SteveLawrence,
PeggyLee,JulieLondon,DeanMartin,TonyMartin,JohnnyMathis,CarmenMcRae,MabelMercer,HelenMerrill,
AnitaO'Day,PattiPage,DinahShore,BobbyShort,NinaSimone,FrankSinatra,KeelySmith,KayStarr,JoStafford,
BarbraStreisand(particularlyinherearlierwork),MaxineSullivan,MelTorm,SarahVaughan,DinahWashington,
EthelWaters,MargaretWhiting,AndyWilliams,JoeWilliamsandNancyWilson.

Contemporarysingers
Sincethelate20thcentury,therehasbeenarevivaloftheSongbookbycontemporarysingers.
In1970,RingoStarr,independentlyoftheBeatles,releasedSentimentalJourney,analbumof12standardsarrangedby
variousmusicians.In1973,GrammywinningsingersongwriterHarryNilssonreleasedacriticallywellreceivedalbum
of12classicstandards,ALittleTouchofSchmilssonintheNight,arrangedbyGordonJenkins.Thealbumwasreissued
onCDin1988withatotalof18standardssungbyNilsson.Alsoin1973,BryanFerry,ofRoxyMusicfame,released
TheseFoolishThings,andhehassubsequentlyrecordedseveralsuchalbums.In1978,countrysingerWillieNelson
releasedacollectionofpopularstandardstitledStardust.Thiswasconsideredriskyatthetimebutthealbumhasbecome
thebestsellingandperhapsthemostenduringofNelson'scareer.
In1983,popularrockvocalistLindaRonstadtreleasedWhat'sNew,herfirstinatrilogyofstandardsalbumsrecorded
witharranger/conductorNelsonRiddle.StephenHoldenoftheNewYorkTimeswrote:
What'sNewisn'tthefirstalbumbyarocksingertopaytributetothegoldenageofthepop,butis...thebest
andmostseriousattempttorehabilitateanideaofpopthatBeatlemaniaandthemassmarketingofrockLPs
forteenagersundidinthemid'60s.DuringthedecadepriortoBeatlemania,mostofthegreatbandsingers
andcroonersofthe'40sand'50scodifiedahalfcenturyofAmericanpopstandardsondozensofalbums,
manyofthemnowlongoutofprint.[11]
Bythemid1980s,MichaelFeinsteinwasanationallyknowncabaretsingerpianistfamedforbeingadedicated
proponentoftheGreatAmericanSongbook.In2007hefoundedtheGreatAmericanSongbookFoundation,topreserve
andpromotethesongsandtheirlegacy.
In1991,NatalieColereleasedahighlysuccessfulalbumUnforgettable...withLove,whichspawnedaTop40hit
"Unforgettable",avirtual"duet"withherfather,Nat"King"Cole.FollowupalbumssuchasTakeaLookwerealso
successful.
Sincethemid1980s,additionalvocalistssuchasHarryConnick,Jr.,MichaelBubl,DianaKrall,KarrinAllyson,and
SusannahMcCorklehavebeennotableinterpretersoftheSongbookthroughouttheircareers.MichaelFeinsteinin
particularhasbeenadedicatedproponent,archivist,revivalistandpreservationistofthematerialsincethelate1970s.
Othersingers
Since1980,variousestablishedsingersinunrelatedgenreshavealsohadsuccessintreatingtheSongbook.Beginningin
2002,RodStewarthasdevotedaseriesofstudioalbumstoSongbookcovers,indeedusingthe"GreatAmerican
Songbook"nameexplicitly.OtherrockandpopartistswhohaveutilizedtheworkincludeKeithRichards,CarlySimon,
BetteMidler,GloriaEstefan,BarryManilow,CaetanoVeloso,PiaZadora,QueenLatifah,JoniMitchell,BozScaggs,
RobbieWilliams,Sting,RayReach,PatBenatar,Morrissey,NorahJones,NicoleHenryandRufusWainwright,witha
greatvariationofmusicalsuccess.In2012,SirPaulMcCartneyjoinedthislistwiththealbumKissesontheBottom.John
Stevens,a2004AmericanIdolcontestant,alsorecordedthesesongs.SteveTyrellhasforgedasuccessfulsolocareerwith
hisinterpretationsofsongsfromtheGreatAmericanSongbook.Hisversionof"TheWayYouLookTonight"forFather
oftheBride(1991)wasnoticedandkeptinthefilmattheinsistenceofitsstar,SteveMartin.ThisledtoTyrellrecording
severalSongbookalbums,includingANewStandard,StandardTimeandBachtoBacharach.In2014,LadyGagaand
TonyBennettreleasedacollaborativealbum,CheektoCheek,madeupofsongsfromthe"GreatAmericanSongbook".
Radio
BritishbroadcasterMichaelParkinsondevotedaconsiderablepartofhisBBCRadio2programmeParkinson'sSunday
Supplement,whichairedfrom1996to2007,tothisgenreofmusic.
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Seealso
GreatAmericanSongbookFoundation
Classicpop
Jazzstandards
Showtunes
Loungemusic
TinPanAlley
Songbook

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11.StephenHoldenDargis,Manohla(September4,1983)."LindaRonstadtCelebratesTheGoldenAgeofPop".TheNewYork
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Furtherreading
Furia,Philip(1992).PoetsofTinPanAlley.NewYork&Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.ISBN0195074734.
Wilder,Alec(1990).AmericanPopularSong:TheGreatInnovators19001950.NewYork&Oxford:Oxford
UniversityPress.ISBN0195014456.
Bloom,Ken(2005).TheAmericanSongbook:TheSingers,theSongwriters,andtheSongs.NewYork:BlackDog
&LeventalPublishers.ISBN1579124488.

Externallinks
TheGreatAmericanSongbookFoundation(http://www.TheSongbook.org)
TheSocietyforthePreservationoftheGreatAmericanSongbook(http://www.preserveourgas.org)
TheAmericanSongbookPreservationSociety(http://www.greatamericansongbook.org/)
PopularSongwritersandTheGreatAmericanSongbook
(http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/songwriters.htm)
InterviewwithEntertainerandMusicHistorianMaxMorath
(http://adventuresinmusic.biz/Archives/Interviews/maxmorath2.htm)
PBSSpecialontheGreatAmericanSongbook(http://www.pbs.org/michaelfeinsteinsamericansongbook/)
MartiniInTheMorningInternetradiostationfeaturingtheGreatAmericanSongbook
(http://www.martiniinthemorning.com/)
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