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The SongDex database was compiled from more than 100 different books on music as well as from Walter Windsor's personal music collection.   

GENERAL_REFERENCE

ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, Fourth Edition: R. R. Bowker, New York, 1980.

ASCAP Hit Songs: American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, New
York, 1980.
ASCAP List of Members, 1990.
ASCAP Performance Index, 1980.

BMI Songs and BMI Songwriters, Composers and Publishers: Broadcast Music,
Inc., New York, 1988/1990.

Brooks, Elston - I've Heard Those Songs Before, the Weekly Top Ten for
the Last 50 Years: Morrow Quill, New York, 1981.

Case, Brian and Britt, Stan - Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz: Harmony
Books, New York, 1978.

Gilbert, Bob and Theroux, Gary - The Top Ten - 1956-Present: Simon &
Schuster, New York, 1982.

Graham, Virginia L. - American Women Songwriters: Greenwood Press, Westport,
CT, 1993.

Hyland, William G. - The Song Is Ended: Oxford University Press, New York,
1995

Jacobs, Dick - Who Wrote That Song?: Writers Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH,
1994.

Jasen, David A. - Tin Pan Alley: Donald I. Fine, New York, 1988.

Kinkle, Roger D. - The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Songs and Jazz 1900-
1950 (4 volumes): Arlington House, New York, 1974.

Knopper, Steve - Music Hound Lounge: Visible Ink Press, Detroit, Mi, 1998.

Lax, Roger and Smith, Frederick - The Great Song Thesaurus: Oxford
University Press, New York, 1984.

Lees, Gene - Singers & the Song: Oxford University Press, New York, 1987.

Leonard, Hal - Alphabetical Song Finder: Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.,
Milwaukee, WI

Lissauer, Robert - Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America: Paragon
House, New York, 1991.

Mattfeld, Julius - Variety Music Cavalcade (Revised Edition): Prentice-
Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972.

Paymerm Marvin E. (editor) - Facts Behind the Songs: Garland Reference
Library of the Humanities, London, 1993.

Rust, Brian - The Complete Entertainment Discography, 1973;
The Dance Bands, 1974;
The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942 (2 vols), 1975:
Arlington House, New Rochelle, NY.

Shapiro, Nat and Pollock, Bruce - Popular Music - an Annotated Index of
American Popular Songs 1920-1979: Gale Research, Detroit, MI, 1985.

Simon, George T. - The Big Bands: MacMillan, New York, 1967.

Wilder, Alec and Maher, James T. - American Popular Song, The Great
Innovators 1900-1950: Oxford U. Press, New York, 1972.

Wilk, Max - They're Playing Our Song: Athenium, New York, 1973.

MUSIC FROM FILMS, STAGE AND TELEVISION

Harris, Steve - Film, Television and Stage Music on Phonograph Records,
a Discography: McFarland & Co., Inc., Jefferson, NC, 1988.

Mast, Gerald - Can't Help Singin'.- the American Musical on Stage and
Screen: Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, 1987.

MUSIC FROM THE FILMS

ASCAP - 30 Years of Motion Picture Music, the Big Hollywood Hits
1928-1958: American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers,
New York, circa 1960.

Darby, William & DuBois, Jack - Anerican Film Music: McFarland & Co.,
Jefferson, NC, 1990.

Fordin, Hugh - The Movies' Greatest Musicals: Ungar Publishing Co.,
New York, 1984.

Green, Stanley - Encyclopedia of the Musical Film: Oxford University Press,
New York, 1981.

Halliwell, Leslie - Filmgoer's Companion: Charles Scribner's, New York,
1963/67/70/74.

Hemming, Roy -, The Melody Lingers On, the Great Songwriters and Their
Movie Musicals: Newmarket Press, New York, 1986.

Hirschhorn, Clive - The Hollywood Musical: Crown Publishing, Inc.,
New York, 1981.

Lynch, Richard C. - Movie Musicals on Record: Greenwood Press, New York,
1989.

Meeker, David - Jazz in the Movies: DeCapo press, New York, 1981.

Ragan, David - Who's Who in Hollywood, 1900-1976: Arlington House, New
Rochelle, NY, 1976.

Stubblebine, Donald J., Cinema Sheet Music: McFarland & Company,, Jefferson,
NC, 1991.

Warner, Alan - Who Sang What on the Screen?: Angus & Robertson, North Ryde,
NSW, Australia, 1984.

MUSIC FROM THE STAGE

ASCAP - 40 Years of Show Tunes. the Big Broadway Hits 1917-1957: American
Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, New York, circa 1960.

Bordman, Gerald - American Musical Theatre, a Chronicle: Oxford University
ress, New York, Second Editiion 1992.

Bowers, Dwight Blocker - American Musical Theatre, Shows, Songs and Stars:
Southern Press, Washington, 1989

Engel, Lehman - The American Musical Theatre: MacMillan Co, New York, 1967.

Green, Stanley - The Broadway Musical, a Picture Quiz Book: Dover
Publications, New York, 1977.

Gottfried, Martin - Broadway Musicals, 1979;.
More Broadway Musicals, 1991:
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York.

Green, Stanley - Ring Bells! Sing Songs! Broadway Musicals of the 1930's:
Arlington House, New Rochelle, NY, 1971.
Broadway Musicals - Show by Show: Hal Leonard Books,
Milwaukee, WI, 1985.
The World of Musical Comedy (3rd Edition, Revised and
Enlarged): A. S. Barnes & Co., Cranbury, NJ, 1984.

Hummel, David - Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre:
D. H. Enterprises, Grawn, MI 1979

Leonard, William Torbert - Broadway Bound 1983;
Once Was Enough 1986:
Scarecrow Press, Menuchen, NJ.

Lewine, Richard and Simon, Alfred - Songs of the American Theatre: Dodd,
Mead & Co., New York, 1973.

Simas, Rick - The Musicals No One Came to See: Garland Publishing, Inc.,
New York, 1987.

Stubblebine, Donald J. - Broadway Sheet Music: McFarland & Co., Jefferson,
NC, 1996.

Suskin, Steven - Show Tunes 1905-1985: Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1986.
Opening Night on Broadway: Schirmer Books, New York, 1990.

BIOGRAPHICAL

Bach, Bob and Mercer, Ginger - Our Huckleberry Friend, the Life, Times
and Lyrics of Johnny Mercer: Lyle Stuart, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 1982.

Barrett, Mary Ellin - Irving Berlin, a Daughter's Memoir: Simon and Scribner,
New York 1994.

Bergreen, Laurence - As Thousands Cheer, the Life of Irving Berlin: Viking-
Penguin Books USA, Inc., New York, 1990.

Cahn, Sammy - I Should Care: Arbor House, New York, 1974.

Chaplin, Saul - The Golden Age of Movie Musicals and Me: University of
Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1994

Citron, Stephen - Noel & Cole, the Sophisticates: Oxford University Press,
New York, 1993.

Craig, Warren - Sweet and Lowdown - America's Popular Songwriters:
Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, NJ, 1978.

Dietz, Howard - Dancing in the Dark: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co.,
New York, 1974.

Eels, George - The Life That Late He Led - a Biography of Cole Porter:
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1967.

Engel, Lehman - Their Words Are Music: Crown Publishers, Inc., New York,
1975.

Freedland, Michael - Jerome Kern - a Biography: Stein & Day, New York, 1981.

Furia, Philip, The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, 1990;
Ira Gershwin, the Art of the Lyricist, 1996:
Oxford U. Press, New York, 1990.

Garson, Edith and Goldberg, Isaac - George Gershwin, a Study in American
Music: Ungar Publishing Co., New York, 1958.

Gill, Brendan - Cole, a Biographical Essay: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,
New York, 1971.

Green, Benny - A Hymn to Him, the Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner: Limelight
Editions, New York, 1987.

Green, Stanley - The Rodgers & Hammerstein Story: DaCapo Press, New York,
1963.

Hadfield, John (editor) - A Last Encore, Words by Noel Coward: Little, Brown
& Co., Boston, 1973 .

Hammerstein, Oscar II - Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II: Hal Leonard Books,
Milwaukee, WI, 1985.

Herman, Jerry - Show Tune, a Memoir: Donald J. Fine Books, New York, 1996.

Jablonski, Edward - Harold Arlen, Happy With the Blues: DaCapo Press,
New York, 1/86.

Jablonski, Edward and Stewart, Lawrence - The Gershwin Years: Doubleday
& Co., New York, 1973.

Kimball, Robert (editor) - The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter, 1983;
The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart, 1986;
The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, 1993;
The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin, 2001;
Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Kimball, Robert and Simon, Alfred - The Gershwins: Athenium, New York, 1973.

Lerner, Alan Jay - The Street Where I Live: W. W. Norton & Co., New York,
1978.

Lesley, Cole and Morley, Sheridan and Payn, Graham - Noel Coward and His
Friends: William Morrow & Co., New York, 1979.

Loesser, Susan - A Most Remarkable Fella, Frank Loesser: Donald L. Fine,
Inc., New York, 1993.

McGuire, Patricia Dubin - Lullaby of Broadway, The Life and Times of Al
Dubin: Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1983.

Nolan, Frederick - The Sound of Their Music,- the Story of Rodgers and
Hammerstein: Harper & Bros., New York, 1953.
Lorenz Hart, a Poet on Broadway: Oxford University Press,
New York, 1994.

Rodgers, Richard - Musical Stages, an Autobiography: Random House, New
York, 1979.

Rosenberg, Deena - Fascinating Rhythm.- the Collaboration of George and
Ira Gershwin: Sutton Division, Penguin Books, New York, 1991.

Singer, Barry - Black and Blue, the Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf:
Schirmer Books, New York, 1992.

Suskin, Steven - Berlin, Kern, Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein.- a Complete
Song Catalogue: McFarland & Co., Inc., Jefferson, NC, 1990.

Taylor, Deems - Some Enchanted Evenings, the Story of Rodgers and
Hammerstein: Harper & Bros., New York, 1953.

Taylor, Theodore - Jule, the Story of Composer Jule Styne: Random House,
New York, 1979.

Thomas, Tony - Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical: Citadel Press,
Secaucus, NJ, 1975.

White, Mark - You Must Remember This, Popular Songwriters 1900-1980:
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1985.

ALSO

The issues of SHEET MUSIC MAGAZINE from December 1976 to current,
and the Catalogs of Irving Berlin, the Tobias Brothers and Sammy
Cahn as compiled by Vincent Motto and issued by the former Sheet Music
Exchange, Quicksburg, VA.

 

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