Yankee Doodle Dandy : the life and times of Tod Sloan /
Dizikes, John, 1932-
Yankee Doodle Dandy : the life and times of Tod Sloan / John Dizikes. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Names -- 2. History -- 3. Gambling -- 4. Jockeys -- 5. California -- 6. Forward Seat -- 7. Gay Nineties -- 8. Mastery -- 9. England -- 10. Monkey Seat -- 11. Yankee Doodle -- 12. Trouble -- 13. Judgment -- 14. The Wizard -- 15. Stories -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
In the twenties, thirties, and forties, now-legendary American songwriters and lyricists created a repertoire of popular songs, songs that have captured the hearts of generations of music lovers. George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and many others, along with such lyricists as Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, and Dorothy Fields, produced extraordinary songs of signal importance to the American musical heritage. In this book Allen Forte shares his love of American popular song. He discusses in detail twenty-three songs, ranging from Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924) to Irving Berlin's "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (1947), guiding readers and listeners toward a deeper appreciation of this vital and engaging music. Forte writes for the general reader, assuming no background other than a familiarity with basic music notation. Each song is discussed individually and includes complete lyrics and simple leadsheet notation. Forte discusses the songs' distinctive musical features and their sophisticated, often touching and witty lyrics. Readers can follow the music while they listen to the accompanying compact disc, which was specially recorded for this volume by baritone Richard Lalli and pianist-arranger Gary Chapman, with Allen Forte, pianist-arranger for "Embraceable You" and "Come Rain or Come Shine."
English.
9780300134940 (electronic bk.) 0300134940 (electronic bk.) 1281734705 9781281734709 9786611734701 6611734708 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
10.12987/9780300134940 doi
22573/ctt1134r9 JSTOR
Sloan, Tod, 1874-1933.
Sloan, Tod, 1874-1933.
Jockeys--United States--Biography.
Jockeys--Great Britain--Biography.
Jockeys--England--Biography.
Jockeys--Angleterre--Biographies.
Jockeys--États-Unis--Biographies.
Jockeys--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Horse Racing.
Jockeys.
Great Britain.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
SF336.S553 / D58 2000eb
798.4/0092 B
Yankee Doodle Dandy : the life and times of Tod Sloan / John Dizikes. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Names -- 2. History -- 3. Gambling -- 4. Jockeys -- 5. California -- 6. Forward Seat -- 7. Gay Nineties -- 8. Mastery -- 9. England -- 10. Monkey Seat -- 11. Yankee Doodle -- 12. Trouble -- 13. Judgment -- 14. The Wizard -- 15. Stories -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
In the twenties, thirties, and forties, now-legendary American songwriters and lyricists created a repertoire of popular songs, songs that have captured the hearts of generations of music lovers. George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and many others, along with such lyricists as Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, and Dorothy Fields, produced extraordinary songs of signal importance to the American musical heritage. In this book Allen Forte shares his love of American popular song. He discusses in detail twenty-three songs, ranging from Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924) to Irving Berlin's "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (1947), guiding readers and listeners toward a deeper appreciation of this vital and engaging music. Forte writes for the general reader, assuming no background other than a familiarity with basic music notation. Each song is discussed individually and includes complete lyrics and simple leadsheet notation. Forte discusses the songs' distinctive musical features and their sophisticated, often touching and witty lyrics. Readers can follow the music while they listen to the accompanying compact disc, which was specially recorded for this volume by baritone Richard Lalli and pianist-arranger Gary Chapman, with Allen Forte, pianist-arranger for "Embraceable You" and "Come Rain or Come Shine."
English.
9780300134940 (electronic bk.) 0300134940 (electronic bk.) 1281734705 9781281734709 9786611734701 6611734708 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
10.12987/9780300134940 doi
22573/ctt1134r9 JSTOR
Sloan, Tod, 1874-1933.
Sloan, Tod, 1874-1933.
Jockeys--United States--Biography.
Jockeys--Great Britain--Biography.
Jockeys--England--Biography.
Jockeys--Angleterre--Biographies.
Jockeys--États-Unis--Biographies.
Jockeys--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Horse Racing.
Jockeys.
Great Britain.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
SF336.S553 / D58 2000eb
798.4/0092 B