Songwriters

  • Standards and Forgotten Gems: Sheet Music Redux

    Many master songwriters from Tin Pan Alley have songbooks devoted to their works. However, though these songwriters may have had very successful careers for, literally, decades and may have written several hundred songs, only a fraction of their output makes it into these songbooks. Publishers generally want to produce material that will sell (go figure!)… Continue reading

  • Standards and Forgotten Gems: Sheet Music at SPL

    So, all you old sheet music of the 1930s and 1940s nerds (I know you’re out there–and I proudly include myself in this group!), did you know that The Seattle Public Library has a massive, uncataloged collection of this material–available for check-out? Well, we do! Do the names Richard A. Whiting, Harry Revel, Arthur Johnston,… Continue reading