Lot 50:
READERS DIGEST FAMILY SONGBOOK 1981
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READERS DIGEST FAMILY SONGBOOK 1981 |
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Tenth printing.
10" X 12 1/2"
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Image 1:
FAMILY
SONGBOOK
Reader’s Digest
FAMILY
SONGBOOK
Reader’s
Digest
Image 2:
April Showers
Be-cause
it
is n’t rain-ing
rain you know (It’s
When the great Al Jolson was in a Broadway show audiences
didn’t care bit about the story of
the musical. The all-important
attraction was their beloved jolie singing and clowning to his-
and their-hearts’ content. So it was with Bombo, a 1921 hit
that
opened at a spanking new theater named
in Jolson’s honor. The
nightly showstopper, which Jolson sang from platform jutting
right into the audience, was "April Showers."
-lets) And where you
see
clouds
the
up
hills
Words by В. G. DeSylva
Music by
April
Showers
Be-cause
it
is
n’t
rain-ing
rain
you
know
(It’s
rain-ing
When
the
great
Al
Jolson
was
in
a
Broadway
show
audiences
didn’t
care
bit
about
the story
of
the
musical.
The
all-important
attraction
was
their
beloved
singing
and
clowning
to
his-
and
their-hearts’
content.
was
with
Bombo,
a 1921
hit
that
(No
opened
at
a
spanking
new
theater
named
in
Jolson’s
honor.
The
nightly
showstopper,
which
Jolson
sang
from
platform
jutting
right
into
the
audience,
was
"April
-lets)
And
where
you
see
clouds
the
up
hills
Words
by
G.
DeSylva
Music
by
Image 3:
tell
me
should
why
true
That
I Get a
Cole Porter’s lighthearted but basically torchy
ballad at first appears to fall into the familiar
Kick
A-A-B-A pattern, with each section consisting
of 16 bars. Yet both times the "A" theme is re-
peated, only the first six bars remain constant,
Out of You
the rest indulging in some compelling
variations.
true in
This is particularly
the final
section in
which the tones rise higher and higher with the
plane’s ascent, only to descend as the words
Get
express
Get a
A
tell
me
should
why
true
That
I
Get
a
Cole
Porter’s
lighthearted
but
basically
torchy
ballad
at
first
appears
to
fall
into
the
familiar
Kick
A-A-B-A
pattern,
with
each
section
consisting
of
16
bars.
both
times
the
theme
is
re-
peated,
only
the
first
six
bars
remain
constant,
Out
of
You
the rest
indulging
in
some
compelling
variations.
true
in
This
is
particularly
the
final
section
in
which
the
tones
rise
higher
and
higher
with
the
plane’s
ascent,
only
to
descend
as
the
words
total
indifference
to
the
Get
express
Get
a
A
Image 4:
Dm7-5
DAYS
OF WINE
door marked ‘Nev er more, "
That was n’t there
be fore
The
AND ROSES
Not only an Academy Award winner, this evocative film
theme also took home the "Grammy"
honors of the
recording industry as best song of 1962. Composer
Mancini put his melody together from two nearly iden-
tical 16-bar sections, while lyricist Mercer matched this
effort with poignant, poetic message that managed to
lone
ly night dis
clos
es
Just
pass -ing breeze
say all that was needed in exactly two sentences.
Words by Johnny Mercer
Music by Henry Mancini
Moderate ballad
Dm7-5
DAYS
OF
WINE
door
marked
er
more, "
That
was
there
be
fore
The
AND
ROSES
Not only
an
Academy
Award
winner,
this
evocative
film
theme
also
took
home
the
"Grammy"
honors
of
the
recording
industry
as
best
song
of
Composer
Mancini
put
his
melody
together
from
two
nearly
iden-
tical
16-bar
sections,
while
lyricist
Mercer
matched
this
effort
with
poignant,
poetic
message
that
managed
to
lone
ly
night
dis
clos
es
Just
pass
-ing
breeze
say
all
that
was
needed
in
exactly
two
sentences.
Words
by
Johnny
Mercer
Music
by
Henry
Mancini
Moderate
ballad
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