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Later, jazz and blues were incorporated, although less completely, as Tin Pan Alley was oriented towards producing songs that amateur singers or small town bands could perform from printed music. In the 1910s and 1920s Tin Pan Alley published pop songs and dance numbers created in newly popular jazz and blues styles.
Dreyfus bought out the Harms brothers, but retained the name – T. B. Harms & Co., Inc. – turning it into one of the most prestigious popular music publishers in Tin Pan Alley. Dreyfus discovered, recruited, and promoted Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Vincent Youmans, Richard Rodgers, and Cole Porter. In time, the firm would publish about 90% ...
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 [1] – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist.She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be ...
"I'll See You in C-U-B-A" is a 1919 popular foxtrot Tin Pan Alley [1] song written by Irving Berlin, for the musical revue The Greenwich Village Follies. [2] [3] The Follies first opened on July 15, 1919. [2] The music features a simple rhythm and melody without direct Cuban musical influences. [1]
"Alabamy Bound" is a Tin Pan Alley tune written in 1924, with music by Ray Henderson and words by Buddy DeSylva and Bud Green.It was popularized by Al Jolson and included in the musical Kid Boots, where it was sung by Eddie Cantor.
We dug up these photos showing daily life, from prize hogs at the Keller Fair to a devastating fire in downtown. PHOTOS: Keller, Texas (1920s-1950s). Check out these shots from Star-Telegram archive
William “PoPsie” Randolph (March 26, 1920 – January 6, 1978) was a US photographer of Greek descent. The son of Greek immigrants, Randolph capitalized on his early success in photography of the New York music scene from the 1940s by continuing to photograph many of the music industry's greats but also movie stars, athletes and politicians including Robert F. Kennedy during the release of ...
See more historic photos from the Star-Telegram archives here. June 21, 1952: Arriving in Grapevine from Washington, D. C., the family of Congressman Wingate Lucas starts unpacking Saturday by ...