Songs She Wrote: Forty Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music
Autor Michael G. Garber Cuvânt înainte de Janie Bradford, Tish Oneyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 mar 2025
Songs She Wrote celebrates women's contributions to popular music by looking at dozens of well-known songwriters, lyricists, and composers in the first half of the twentieth century like Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, and Dorothy Parker and unearths more unknown women who made major contributions. Learn about Maria Grever ("What a Difference a Day Made") who was the first female Mexican to achieve international acclaim and the fascinating story of African American lyricist Lucy Fletcher ("Sugar Blues"), among many others. Women in the popular music business went through struggles different from their male colleagues, making their triumphs all the more impressive. Their combined sagas convey an epic about women in the world of American popular music.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781538158654
ISBN-10: 1538158655
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 17 BW Photos
Dimensiuni: 160 x 232 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1538158655
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 17 BW Photos
Dimensiuni: 160 x 232 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
A Note on Song Popularity
Chapter 1: Women in the World of Tin Pan Alley
Chapter 2: The Twenties
"Sugar Blues" (1918/1923), Lucy Fletcher, lyricist
"Mexicali Rose" (1922/1923), Helen Stone, lyricist
"The Down Hearted Blues" (1921), Lovie Austin, composer; Alberta Hunter, lyricist
"Serenade" from The Student Prince (1924), Dorothy Donnelly, lyricist
"I Know That You Know" (1926), Anne Caldwell, lyricist
"Backwater Blues" (1927), Bessie Smith, composer-lyricist
"Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (1927/1955), Lil Hardin Armstrong, composer
Chapter 3: "Can't We Be Friends" (1929), Kay Swift, composer
Chapter 4: "It Happened in Monterey" (1929/1930), Mabel Wayne, composer
Chapter 5: The Thirties
"Siboney" (1931), Dolly Morse, lyricist
"Say Si Si" (1936), Francia Luban, lyricist
"Taboo" ("Tabú," 1934), Margarita Lecuona, composer-lyricist
"Them There Eyes" (1931), Doris Tauber, composer
"Accent on Youth" (1935), Tot Seymour, lyricist; Vee Lawnhurst, composer
"I Wished on the Moon" (1935), Dorothy Parker, lyricist
"What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (1938/1940), Mary Lou Williams, composer-lyricist
"Some Other Spring" (1939/1940), Irene Armstrong Wilson Kitchings, composer
"I'll Never Smile Again" (1939), Ruth Lowe, composer-lyricist
Chapter 6: "My Silent Love" (1931/1932), Dana Suesse, composer
Chapter 7: "Willow, Weep for Me" (1932), Ann Ronell, composer-lyricist
Chapter 8: "Close Your Eyes" (1933), Bernice Petkere, composer-lyricist
Chapter 9: "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" ("Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado," 1934), Maria Grever, composer-lyricist
Chapter 10: "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), Dorothy Fields, lyricist
Chapter 11: The Forties
"How High the Moon" (1940), Nancy Hamilton, lyricist
"I Dream of You" (1944), Marjorie Goetschius, Edna Osser, composers-lyricists
"The Man with the Horn" (1945), Bonnie Lake, composer
"It's a Good Day" (1946), Peggy Lee, lyricist
"A Sunday Kind of Love" (1946), Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, composers-lyricists
"It's Too Soon to Know" (1947), Deborah Chessler, composer-lyricist
"Scarlet Ribbons" (1949), Evelyn Danzig, composer
Chapter 12: "God Bless' the Child" (1940), Billie Holiday, composer-lyricist
Chapter 13: "Good Morning, Heartache" (1945), Irene Higginbotham, composer
Chapter 14: "Put the Blame on Mame" (1945/1946), Doris Fisher, composer-lyricist
Chapter 15: "Far Away Places" (1947/1948), Joan Whitney, composer-lyricist
Chapter 16: The Fifties
"Too Young" (1949/1951), Sylvia Dee, lyricist
"Twisted" (1952), Annie Ross, lyricist
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (1955), Fran Landesman, lyricist
Chapter 17: "Just in Time" (1956), Betty Comden, lyricist
Chapter 18: "Witchcraft" (1957), Carolyn Leigh, lyricist
Chapter 19: "Nice 'n' Easy" (1960), Marilyn Keith Bergman, lyricist
Chapter 20: What Happened Next
Endnotes
Selected Song Title Index
General Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
A Note on Song Popularity
Chapter 1: Women in the World of Tin Pan Alley
Chapter 2: The Twenties
"Sugar Blues" (1918/1923), Lucy Fletcher, lyricist
"Mexicali Rose" (1922/1923), Helen Stone, lyricist
"The Down Hearted Blues" (1921), Lovie Austin, composer; Alberta Hunter, lyricist
"Serenade" from The Student Prince (1924), Dorothy Donnelly, lyricist
"I Know That You Know" (1926), Anne Caldwell, lyricist
"Backwater Blues" (1927), Bessie Smith, composer-lyricist
"Struttin' with Some Barbecue" (1927/1955), Lil Hardin Armstrong, composer
Chapter 3: "Can't We Be Friends" (1929), Kay Swift, composer
Chapter 4: "It Happened in Monterey" (1929/1930), Mabel Wayne, composer
Chapter 5: The Thirties
"Siboney" (1931), Dolly Morse, lyricist
"Say Si Si" (1936), Francia Luban, lyricist
"Taboo" ("Tabú," 1934), Margarita Lecuona, composer-lyricist
"Them There Eyes" (1931), Doris Tauber, composer
"Accent on Youth" (1935), Tot Seymour, lyricist; Vee Lawnhurst, composer
"I Wished on the Moon" (1935), Dorothy Parker, lyricist
"What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (1938/1940), Mary Lou Williams, composer-lyricist
"Some Other Spring" (1939/1940), Irene Armstrong Wilson Kitchings, composer
"I'll Never Smile Again" (1939), Ruth Lowe, composer-lyricist
Chapter 6: "My Silent Love" (1931/1932), Dana Suesse, composer
Chapter 7: "Willow, Weep for Me" (1932), Ann Ronell, composer-lyricist
Chapter 8: "Close Your Eyes" (1933), Bernice Petkere, composer-lyricist
Chapter 9: "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" ("Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado," 1934), Maria Grever, composer-lyricist
Chapter 10: "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), Dorothy Fields, lyricist
Chapter 11: The Forties
"How High the Moon" (1940), Nancy Hamilton, lyricist
"I Dream of You" (1944), Marjorie Goetschius, Edna Osser, composers-lyricists
"The Man with the Horn" (1945), Bonnie Lake, composer
"It's a Good Day" (1946), Peggy Lee, lyricist
"A Sunday Kind of Love" (1946), Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, composers-lyricists
"It's Too Soon to Know" (1947), Deborah Chessler, composer-lyricist
"Scarlet Ribbons" (1949), Evelyn Danzig, composer
Chapter 12: "God Bless' the Child" (1940), Billie Holiday, composer-lyricist
Chapter 13: "Good Morning, Heartache" (1945), Irene Higginbotham, composer
Chapter 14: "Put the Blame on Mame" (1945/1946), Doris Fisher, composer-lyricist
Chapter 15: "Far Away Places" (1947/1948), Joan Whitney, composer-lyricist
Chapter 16: The Fifties
"Too Young" (1949/1951), Sylvia Dee, lyricist
"Twisted" (1952), Annie Ross, lyricist
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (1955), Fran Landesman, lyricist
Chapter 17: "Just in Time" (1956), Betty Comden, lyricist
Chapter 18: "Witchcraft" (1957), Carolyn Leigh, lyricist
Chapter 19: "Nice 'n' Easy" (1960), Marilyn Keith Bergman, lyricist
Chapter 20: What Happened Next
Endnotes
Selected Song Title Index
General Index
Recenzii
A treasure for those interested in music and women's history. The easy-to-read narrative will appeal to a wide variety of readers.
Unique in its breadth, acting as both a studied appreciation of the songs the women created and the incredible impact they made in a male-dominated field . Songs She Wrote is an overdue celebration of the women behind the music.
Extraordinary, exceptional, and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, Songs She Wrote: Forty Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music by Michael G. Garber is an original work of meticulous scholarship and especially recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library 20th Century Music Appreciation & History collections in general, and supplemental Women's Music History curriculum studies lists.
A compelling account of the contribution of female songwriters to the Great American Songbook. Michael Garber's book uncovers a hidden history with nuanced, sympathetic analysis of key composers & lyricists and their songs. Rich in detail, Garber's book gives the female songwriting pioneers of popular music the recognition they deserve.
Michael Garber has compiled a fascinating history of woman songwriters. And there are more than you think! You may not know their names, but you know their songs. This remarkable book isn't just a list of songs and their histories-it's a celebration of songs that have lasted over a hundred years, and they are still as fresh as the day they were written.
Songs She Wrote is a must-read for fans of the Great American Songbook. In this meticulously researched and fascinating book, Michael Garber gives long-overdue recognition to some of the unsung heroines of music who, against great odds, came up through the ranks of the male-dominated Tin Pan Alley. Stories of these trailblazing women and their songs are brought to life with vivid detail.
In this brilliantly researched and highly accessible book, Michael Garber reveals a previously unacknowledged, yet highly significant, musical genre: that of women songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. The importance and originality of Garber's work cannot be overstated, and whether the reader's focus is American popular music or women's studies or both, it cannot be recommended highly enough.
Unique in its breadth, acting as both a studied appreciation of the songs the women created and the incredible impact they made in a male-dominated field . Songs She Wrote is an overdue celebration of the women behind the music.
Extraordinary, exceptional, and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, Songs She Wrote: Forty Hits by Pioneering Women of Popular Music by Michael G. Garber is an original work of meticulous scholarship and especially recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library 20th Century Music Appreciation & History collections in general, and supplemental Women's Music History curriculum studies lists.
A compelling account of the contribution of female songwriters to the Great American Songbook. Michael Garber's book uncovers a hidden history with nuanced, sympathetic analysis of key composers & lyricists and their songs. Rich in detail, Garber's book gives the female songwriting pioneers of popular music the recognition they deserve.
Michael Garber has compiled a fascinating history of woman songwriters. And there are more than you think! You may not know their names, but you know their songs. This remarkable book isn't just a list of songs and their histories-it's a celebration of songs that have lasted over a hundred years, and they are still as fresh as the day they were written.
Songs She Wrote is a must-read for fans of the Great American Songbook. In this meticulously researched and fascinating book, Michael Garber gives long-overdue recognition to some of the unsung heroines of music who, against great odds, came up through the ranks of the male-dominated Tin Pan Alley. Stories of these trailblazing women and their songs are brought to life with vivid detail.
In this brilliantly researched and highly accessible book, Michael Garber reveals a previously unacknowledged, yet highly significant, musical genre: that of women songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. The importance and originality of Garber's work cannot be overstated, and whether the reader's focus is American popular music or women's studies or both, it cannot be recommended highly enough.