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The 1940s: WWII, Singers Take Center Stage

The Great American Songbook | 2026-08-04
4

The 1930s: Soup Kitchens, Shirley Temple and Swing

The Great American Songbook | 2026-06-02
15

The 1920s: Jazz Becomes America's Soundtrack

The Great American Songbook | 2026-04-02
15

The Great American Songbook Goes To The Movies

The Great American Songbook | 2026-01-23
12

Doris Day Was So Much More Than The "Girl Next Door"!

The Great American Songbook | 2025-09-25
6

How Two Stars Revived Their Careers at Concord Records

The Great American Songbook | 2025-04-18
3

The Great American Songbook Goes Legit—Thanks to Michael...

The Great American Songbook | 2025-03-17
1

What’s Harder to Write, Poetry or Lyrics?

The Great American Songbook | 2025-01-15
10

Dorothy Fields, The Only Major Female Songwriter Of The Golden...

The Great American Songbook | 2024-12-22
14

And All That Motive: A Casey McKie Mystery

Book Excerpts | 2014-10-21
10



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Dorothy Fields, The Only Major Female Songwriter Of The Golden Age

The Great American Songbook | 2024-12-22
14

And All That Motive: A Casey McKie Mystery

Book Excerpts | 2014-10-21
10

Doris Day Was So Much More Than The "Girl Next Door"!

The Great American Songbook | 2025-09-25
6

How Two Stars Revived Their Careers at Concord Records

The Great American Songbook | 2025-04-18
3

The 1920s: Jazz Becomes America's Soundtrack

The Great American Songbook | 2026-04-02
15

The Great American Songbook Goes To The Movies

The Great American Songbook | 2026-01-23
12

What’s Harder to Write, Poetry or Lyrics?

The Great American Songbook | 2025-01-15
10

The Great American Songbook Goes Legit—Thanks to Michael Feinstein

The Great American Songbook | 2025-03-17
1

The 1930s: Soup Kitchens, Shirley Temple and Swing

The Great American Songbook | 2026-06-02
15

The 1940s: WWII, Singers Take Center Stage

The Great American Songbook | 2026-08-04
4

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