American Popular Song Composers: Oral Histories, 1920s-1950s

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments     
• Foreword by Pete Misiak     
• Preface     
• Introduction     
• 1 Milton (Milt) Ager 1893–1979     
• 2 Louis (Lou) Alter 1902–1980     
• 3 Harold Arlen 1905–1986     
• 4 Bennie Benjamin 1907–1989     
• 5 Eubie Blake 1883–1983     
• 6 Rube Bloom 1902–1976     
• 7 Saul Chaplin 1912–1997     
• 8 Cy Coleman 1928–2004     
• 9 J. Fred Coots 1897–1985     
• 10 George Duning 1908–2000     
• 11 Sherman Edwards 1919–1981     
• 12 Sammy Fain 1902–1989     
• 13 John Green 1908–1989     
• 14 Arthur Hamilton ca. 1926–     
• 15 Jerry Herman 1932–     
• 16 Bronislaw Kaper 1902–1983     
• 17 Irwin Kostel 1911–1994     
• 18 Burton Lane 1912–1997     
• 19 Henry Mancini 1924–1994     
• 20 Johnny Mandel 1925–     
• 21 Gerald Marks 1900–1997     
• 22 Johnny Marks 1909–1985     
• 23 Vic Mizzy 1916–2009     
• 24 Joe Myrow 1910–1987     
• 25 Ben Oakland 1907–1979     
• 26 Abe Olman 1887–1984     
• 27 David Raksin 1912–2004     
• 28 David Rose 1910–1990     
• 29 Arthur Schwartz 1900–1984     
• 30 Harold Spina 1906–1997     
• 31 Charles Strouse 1928–     
• 32 Jule Styne 1905–1994     
• 33 Dana Suesse 1911–1987     
• 34 Kay Swift 1905–1993     
• 35 James (Jimmy) Van Heusen 1913–1990     
• 36 Harry Warren 1893–1981     
• 37 Richard Whiting 1891–1938     
• 38 Meredith Willson 1902–1984     
• 39 Guy Wood 1912–2001     
• Bibliography     
• Index