Songs She Wrote

Michael G. Garber

doi:10.5771/9781538158661

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-5865-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-5866-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 322
Product type: Book Titles

1. CONTENTS No access
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
3. FOREWORD No access
4. PREFACE No access
5. A NOTE ON SONG POPULARITY No access
Chapter 1: Women in the World of Tin Pan Alley No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter 2: The Twenties No access Pages 13 - 38
Chapter 3: “Can’t We Be Friends” (1929): Kay Swift (1897–1993), composer No access Pages 39 - 46
Chapter 4: “It Happened in Monterey” (1929): Mabel Wayne (1890–1978), composer No access Pages 47 - 62
Chapter 5: The Thirties No access Pages 63 - 94
Chapter 6: “My Silent Love” (1931/1932): Dana Suesse (1909–1987), composer No access Pages 95 - 106
Chapter 7: “Willow, Weep for Me” (1932): Ann Ronell (1905–1993), composer-lyricist No access Pages 107 - 116
Chapter 8: “Close Your Eyes” (1933): Bernice Petkere (1901–2000), composer-lyricist No access Pages 117 - 126
Chapter 9: “What a Difference a Day Made” (“Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado”) (1934): Maria Grever (1885–1951), composer and Spanish-language lyricist No access Pages 127 - 138
Chapter 10: “The Way You Look Tonight” (1936): Dorothy Fields (1904–1974), lyricist No access Pages 139 - 154
Chapter 11: The Forties No access Pages 155 - 184
Chapter 12: “God Bless’ the Child” (1941): Billie Holiday (1915–1959), composer-lyricist No access Pages 185 - 194
Chapter 13: “Good Morning Heartache” (1945): Irene Higginbotham (1918–1988), composer-lyricist No access Pages 195 - 206
Chapter 14: “Put the Blame on Mame” (1945/1946): Doris Fisher (1915–2003), composer-lyricist No access Pages 207 - 218
Chapter 15: “Far Away Places” (1947): Joan Whitney (1914–1990), composer-lyricist No access Pages 219 - 228
Chapter 16: The Fifties No access Pages 229 - 244
Chapter 17: “Just in Time” (1956): Betty Comden (1917–2006), lyricist No access Pages 245 - 256
Chapter 18: “Witchcraft” (1957): Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), lyricist No access Pages 257 - 268
Chapter 19: “Nice ‘n’ Easy” (1960): Marilyn Keith Bergman (1928–2022), lyricist No access Pages 269 - 278
Chapter 20: What Happened Next? No access Pages 279 - 286
Notes No access Pages 287 - 300
Selected Song Index No access Pages 301 - 310
General Index No access Pages 311 - 320
About the Author No access Pages 321 - 322