The Poets of Tin Pan Alley
- Author: Furia, Philip
- Author: Patterson, Laurie
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Contents
- Preface
- 1. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah Love: Alley Standards
- 2. After the Ball: Early Alley
- 3. Ragged Meter Man: Irving Berlin
- 4. Ragged and Funny: Lyricists of the 1920s
- 5. Funny Valentine: Lorenz Hart
- 6. 'S Wonderful: Ira Gershwin
- 7. The Tinpantithesis of Poetry: Cole Porter
- 8. Conventional Dithers: Oscar Hammerstein
- 9. Paper Moons: Howard Dietz and Yip Harburg
- 10. Fine Romances: Dorothy Fields and Leo Robin
- 11. Hip, Hooray, and Ballyhoo: Hollywood Lyricists
- 12. Swingy Harlem Tunes: Jazz Lyricists
- 13. Midnight Sun: Johnny Mercer
- 14. Call Me Irresponsible: Sammy Cahn
- 15. The Great American Songbook
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index