Jim J’s Jukebox (audio recording) – Two versions of the songbook classic, “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”; original talk from the Beverly Hills Public Library, 2017.
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“I Believe in You” by Frank Loesser and Frank Sinatra
One of the reasons the Great American Songbook has been alive for more than 100 years, and will likely live forever, is because there are always new renditions of the songs. Many of the tunes that were published decades ago have been recorded dozens or even hundreds of times over the years. I often wonder […]
Musical history on W 42 St., New York
Walking in New York is the best urban hike for me, and we inevitably encounter places that played a part in the creation of the Great American Songbook. On the way to Penn Station to take the train to Washington DC, I took AJ through Bryant Park. There one sees Sycamore trees, flowers, all kinds […]
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