Lecture Series – The Great American Songbook: Broadway and Hollywood in the 1930s

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About the Series Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington — these extraordinary songwriters produced so many enduring standards in the early twentieth century that their combined body of work has come to be known as “The Great American Songbook.” Recorded countless times by pop singers, jazz artists, dance bands, and even opera singers, these songs continue to be discovered and rediscovered by new generations of performers, who find fresh depth and artistry in these mini-masterpieces. But why have these songs lasted so long? What exactly makes them “great”? Brent Wagner explores the repertoire, illuminating and demonstrating the qualities that have given these songs their enduring, rewarding legacy. About Broadway and Hollywood in the 1930s: In the 1930s, Hollywood became the place to be for American songwriters. After the arrival of “talking pictures” in the late 1920s, the film industry exploded with movie musicals throu

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• Brent WagnerSpeaker

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Kerrytown District Association

407 N 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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