America's Songs - The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley

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.