America's Songs

America's Songs tells the "stories behind" the most beloved popular songs of the last century. We all have songs that have a special meaning in our lives; hearing them evokes a special time or place. Little wonder that these special songs have become enduring classics. The book illuminates the way each great song melds words and music into a seamless whole and traces the fascinating but mysterious process of collaboration, the give-and-take between two craftsmen, a composer and a lyricist, as they combined their talents to create a song. For anyone interested in the history of the songs that America loves, America's Songs will make for fascinating reading.

Philip Furia, Michael Lasser

1910 - 1919; 1920 - 1929; 1930 - 1939; 1940 - 1949; 1950 - 1959; 1960 - 1969; 1970 - 1977