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! Read # Stardust Melodies: A Biography of 12 of America's Most Popular Songs by Will Friedwald ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Stardust Melodies: A Biography of 12 of America's Most Popular Songs Kathryn Atwood said Golden Songs, Golden Book. "How potent cheap music is."-Noel CowardI believe that Will Friedwald included the Noel Coward line about the potency of cheap music in the introduction to his "Stardust Melodies" simply to see those two words - potent and music - in the same sentence. There is nothing "cheap" about the popular songs featured in his book, but they are all undeniably "potent." The power of popular music, according to Friedwald, is its ability to "mo. A Classic About
| Title | : | Stardust Melodies: A Biography of 12 of America's Most Popular Songs |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.44 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556525575 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
This pop culture history takes 12 legendary songs and, with a staggering wealth of detail and unprecedented understanding, provides an extended history of each. Variations in style, classic and obscure versions, brilliantly original interpretations, and ghastly travesties in the performance lifetime of each song are discussed. Also included are revelations of facts, such as Herman Hupfeld, who wrote "As Time Goes By," had a much bigger hit with "When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba"; Billy Strayhorn wrote about "a week in Paris" in "Lush Life" when he was a teenager and had never been to any city larger than Pittsburgh; and the first-ever public performance of "I Got Rhythm," sung by Ethel Merman, featured Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Jimmy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller.. The circumstances under which each was written and first performed are explained and their musical and lyric content are explored. Those who were responsible for making these songs famous and performers who have left their unique marks on them are also identified
Kathryn Atwood said Golden Songs, Golden Book. "How potent cheap music is."-Noel CowardI believe that Will Friedwald included the Noel Coward line about the potency of cheap music in the introduction to his "Stardust Melodies" simply to see those two words - potent and music - in the same sentence. There is nothing "cheap" about the popular songs featured in his book, but they are all undeniably "potent." The power of popular music, according to Friedwald, is its ability to "mo. A Classic About Classics. amba I don't have time to write a full-length review, and I bought and read this book some time ago. Suffice it to say that it's a treasured part of my library and should be much more widely read. These songs are deathless little works of art, no less fine for being popular and having their roots in the quirky, funky realities of American life. Friedwald gets it.. Delightful reading I''m enjoying the book immensely. Will is a gifted writer and his style is compelling and informative although a bit academic at times. Dense but also delightful. I'm waiting for the next page. I've already ordered 2 more copies for gifts.
"Friedwald’s writing, both erudite and funny, complements the standards he so clearly loves, like melody set to the perfect lyric." Entertainment Weekly
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