In this volume, 39 of the legendary composers from Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood and Broadway of the 1920s through the 1950s discuss their careers and share the stories of creating many of the most beloved songs in American music. Interviewed for radio in the mid-1970s, they include …
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"This volume contains biographies of the leading American composers, the gifted men and women who wrote the great popular songs from the 1920s to the 1950s. Featured are interviews with many of the legendary composers. Included are photographs and rare sheet music reproductions,…
With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humour, these wide-ranging conversations represent the diversity of women composing music in the United States from the mid-20th century into the 21st.
Joan Tower - Shulamit Ran - Jennifer Higdon - Gabriela Lena Frank - Alice Parker - Chen Yi - Tania Leon - Hasu Patel - Pauline Oliveros - Meredith Monk - Svjetlana Bukvich - Pamela Z - Toshiko Akiyoshi - Maria Schneider - Augusta Read Thomas - Hilary Tann - Libby Larsen - Laura …
This collection of interviews with twenty-five accomplished female composers explores the work, experiences, compositional approaches, and musical intentions of a diverse group of creative individuals. With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humor, these wi…
"Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly," declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed "Quee…
Collection of interviews spanning five decades of Dolly Parton's career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Interview magazine. This book traces Dolly's evolution from her dirt-poor Smoky Mountain child…
"Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly," declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed "Quee…
"Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly," declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed "Quee…
