by Ben Yagoda
Crane, Bob, 130
“Crazy,” 12, 246
“Crazy Blues,” 52
Crew-Cuts, 180
Crosby, Bing: recordings, 5, 62n, 69, 73, 89, 108, 215; style, 44, 91; “White Christmas,” 8, 88–89, 123, 124
Crosby, Bob, 178
Crosby, John, 187
Crowther, Bosley, 103
“Cruising down the River,” 123
“Cry,” 11, 24, 138, 184
“Cry Me a River,” 159, 233
“Cry of the Wild Goose, The,” 25
Cugat, Xavier, 96, 263
Cunningham, Paul, 178
“Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two),” 32
Damn Yankees (Broadway show), 167
Damone, Vic, 108, 126, 204
Dana, Vic, 257
dance, 54–56, 111–12, 115–17
“Dancing in the Dark,” 15
“Dancing in the Street,” 241
“Dancing with Tears in My Eyes,” 60
“Danny Boy,” 63
Darin, Bobby, 228
Darion, Joe, 150
“Darn That Dream,” 74, 77
Darren, James, 253
David, Hal, 150, 243, 250–52
David, Mack, 150–51, 250
Davis, Clive, 219
Davis, Jimmie, 195
Davis, Miles, 2, 114, 233–34, 235
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 204, 228
Day, Doris, 23, 92, 141, 181–82, 206
“Day Tripper,” 262
“Days of Wine and Roses,” 207
de Moraes, Vinícius, 238
“Dear Heart,” 207, 209
Dearie, Blossom, 236–37, 239, 240
deejays, 129–32, 161, 186, 197–99
“Deep in the Heart of Texas,” 93
DeLange, Eddie, 77
“Delicado,” 135
Denny, Martin, 203–4
Desert Song, The (Broadway show), 48
DeShannon, Jackie, 257
DeSylva, Buddy, 93–94, 100
Deutsch, Emery, 61–63, 64n
“Devil May Care,” 239
Devil May Care (Dorough), 235
“Devoted to You,” 245
Dexter, Al, 93
“Did I Remember,” 67
Dietz, Howard, 3, 15, 16, 54, 89
“Diga Diga Doo,” 184
Dion, 223, 253
disk jockeys. See deejays
Disney, Walt, 106
“D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” 245
Dixieland jazz, 120
Do I Hear a Waltz? (Broadway show), 216
“Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?,” 200
“Do Me a Favor,” 64
“Do You Believe in Magic?,” 260
“Do You Miss New York?,” 240
“Doggie in the Window, The,” 18–19, 154
Domino, Fats, 222
Donaldson, Walter, 3, 41
“Donna,” 244
“Don’t Be Cruel,” 178
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” 88
“Don’t Make Me Over,” 251
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me),” 88
“Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder),” 260
“Don’t Worry Baby,” 259
doo-wop, 95, 222–23
Dornbrook, Don, 116
Dorough, Bob, 234–35, 236, 239
Dorsey, Jimmy, 68
Dorsey, Tommy, 66, 91, 112
“Down by the Old Mill Stream,” 32, 146
Downey, Morton, 63
Dozier, Lamont, 248–49
Drake, Ervin, 96–98, 138, 143, 150, 211–12
Drake, Milton, 96, 149, 150
“Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A,” 151
Dreiser, Theodore, 32
Dresser, Paul, 32
Dreyfus, Max, 33, 44–47, 49, 215
Drifters, 176, 251, 254
“Drive My Car,” 262
Dubin, Al, 49
Duchin, Eddy, 67
Duke, Vernon, 4, 38
Dunne, Irene, 5
Dusty in Memphis (Springfield), 257
Dylan, Bob, 13, 175, 212, 213, 260
Easter Parade (movie), 105
Easy Come, Easy Go (movie), 102
easy listening, 135
“Easy Living,” 234
Ebb, Fred, 151, 154n
Eberle, Ray, 91
Eckstine, Billy, 92, 122, 125, 231
Ed Sullivam Show, The, 12, 213, 261
Ella and Louis (Fitzgerald and Armstrong), 231
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book, 230–31
Ellington, Duke, 3, 65–66, 75–76, 77, 88, 96, 115
“Emily,” 207
“End of a Love Affair, The,” 225
Ennis, Philip H., 131, 132, 153
Erenberg, Lewis, 68–69
Ertegun, Ahmet, 113, 254
Etting, Ruth, 63
Evans, Gil, 100, 205, 223
Evans, Ray. See Livingston, Jay, and Ray Evans
Everly Brothers, 210, 213, 244, 245, 253
“Every Day,” 242
“Everybody Loves a Lover,” 206
“Everybody Loves Somebody,” 256
“Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye,” 78, 235
Ewen, David, 46–47
Exotica (Denny), 203–4
Fain, Sammy, 171
Faith, Percy, 135, 143, 144, 160, 201, 202, 207, 211
FAME (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises), 244–45
Fariña, Richard, 260
“Fascinating Rhythm,” 48, 52
Feather, Leonard, 113, 235
“Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)”, 18–19
Feist, Leo, 33
Ferrante and Teicher, 203
Feuer, Cy, 156
“Fever,” 206
Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway show), 218
Fields, Dorothy, 4, 5, 15–16, 22, 54
Fields, Shep, 67
Fifth Dimension, 259
films. See Hollywood
“Fine Romance, A,” 5
Finian’s Rainbow (Broadway show), 106, 107
Finston, Nat, 99
Fiorello! (Broadway show), 217
“First Class Private Mary Brown,” 94
“First Impression,” 165
“First Warm Day in May, The,” 225
Fisher, Eddie, 160, 204
Fitzgerald, Ella, 44, 92, 230–31, 235–36
Fleetwoods, 257
Flower Drum Song (Broadway show), 216
“Fly Me to the Moon,” 225
Foley, Red, 160
folk music, 120–21, 211, 213, 260
“Folks Who Live on the Hill, The,” 5
Follies (Broadway show), 152
Ford, Mary, 137
Forest Rangers, The (movie), 93
Forrest, Chet, 157
Forrest, Helen, 68, 92
Forte, Allen, 9
Fosse, Bob, 167
Foster, Stephen, 31
Four Seasons, 210
Four Tops, 249
Fox, Charles, 208
Francis, Connie, 210
Franklin, Aretha, 212, 245
Franklin, Erma, 257
Frazier, George, 101, 134
Freberg, Stan, 135
Freed, Alan, 177, 198, 210
“Frenesí,” 85, 86n
Friedwald, Will, 55, 134, 225
Friml, Rudolf, 45
Frishberg, Dave, 157–58, 159, 239–40
Frizzell, Lefty, 176
“Frosty the Snowman,” 123
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��Fugue for Tin Horns,” 156
Funicello, Annette, 209
Funk Brothers, 248
Funny Girl (Broadway show), 218
“Funny How Time Slips Away,” 246
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A (Broadway show), 152, 218
Gabler, Milt, 95, 113, 230
Gaga, Lady, 9
Garber, Jan, 67, 84
“Garden of the Stars,” 85
Garfunkel, Art, 260–61
Garner, Erroll, 203
Gates, David, 257
Gay Purr-ee (movie), 216
Gaye, Marvin, 241, 248, 249
“G’Bye Now,” 84–85
Gelly, Dave, 111
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Broadway show), 106
“Georgia on My Mind,” 72
Gershwin, George: background and early work, 37, 46; Broadway work, 47, 48, 52, 55; charisma and generosity, 38; death, 77; among great writers, 3, 36; Hollywood work, 5, 76–77; syncopated rhythms, 52; work with black musicians, 52
Gershwin, Ira: in ASCAP suit against BMI, 22; background and education, 37, 54; Broadway work, 48, 55, 108; disillusionment with new music, 222; on Fitzgerald’s songbook album, 231; Hollywood work, 5, 15, 73, 76–77; lyrical skill, 54, 77, 78, 249
“Get Happy,” 73
“(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” 125
Getz, Stan, 114, 238
Ghostley, Alice, 161
“Giant Steps,” 235
Gibbs, Georgia, 181
Gigi (movie), 106
Gilberto, João and Astrud, 238
Gillespie, Dizzy, 113–14
Gilmore, Voyle, 226–27
Gimbel, Norman, 150, 151, 171, 208, 238
“‘Gimme’ a Little Kiss Will ‘Ya’ Huh?,” 59
“Girl,” 262
“Girl from Ipanema,” 238
“Girl Next Door, The,” 227
“Girl of My Dreams,” 35
“Give Me the Simple Life,” 232
“Give My Regards to Broadway,” 34
Gleason, Jackie, 165, 202
“Gob Is a Slob, A,” 23
“God Only Knows,” 260
Goffin, Gerry, 252–54
Goldberg, Isaac, 34, 43–44
Golden Earrings (movie), 102
Golden Gate Quartet, 97
Goldwyn Follies, The (movie), 77
“Good Morning Heartache,” 98
“Good Night, Irene,” 21, 120, 133, 142
“Good Night, My Lady Love,” 57
“Good Rockin’ Tonight,” 180
“Good Thing Going,” 152
“Good-bye Broadway, Hello France,” 35
Goodman, Benny, 56, 66, 68, 69, 84, 89, 90, 112, 241
“Goody Goody,” 74
Gordon, Mack, 5, 88, 94
Gordy, Berry, 213, 248–49, 258
Gore, Albert, Sr., 195
Gormé, Eydie, 165
Gould, Jack, 197–98
Gould, Morton, 106, 201, 202
Grant, Mark N., 54–55
Granz, Norman, 229–31, 236
Great American Songbook, 2, 4, 10, 55, 76. See also popular music
Green, Abel, 41
Green, Adolph, 169
Green, Johnny, 178
“Green, Green Grass of Home,” 245
Green Mansions resort, 162–63
Greenfield, Howard, 254
Guthrie, Woody, 121, 246
“Guy Is a Guy, A,” 23, 133
Guys and Dolls (Broadway show), 156–57, 214, 233
“Gypsy, The,” 101
Hackett, Bobby, 202
Hair (Broadway show), 218
Haley, Bill, 11, 111, 173, 178
Halliday, Richard, 167–68
Hamm, Charles, 39, 52, 77
Hammerstein, Oscar, II: background, 54; Broadway work, 104–5, 107, 216; at congressional hearing, 192–93; death, 216; among great writers, 3; Hollywood work, 5, 15; television score, 200; wartime song, 87
Hammond, John, 23, 67, 212, 224
Hand, Learned, 64n, 129
“Happy Days Are Here Again,” 60, 79
Harbach, Otto, 189–90
Harburg, E. Y. “Yip,” 3, 15, 46, 49, 54, 73, 77, 106
Hardin, Tim, 260
Harmonicats, 132
Harnick, Sheldon, 107, 151, 159–60, 161–62, 217, 218, 221, 237
Harris, Charles K., 31–33
Harris, Phil, 133
Harrison, George, 262
Hart, Lorenz, 3, 14–15, 54, 77–78, 81, 105, 180, 221
Hartman, Johnny, 235
Harvey Girls, The (movie), 108
“Haunted Heart,” 17
“Have You Met Miss Jones?,” 235
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” 89, 124
Haverlin, Carl, 190, 191
Hawkins, Coleman, 6
Haymes, Dick, 68, 92, 94
“Heart and Soul,” 75
“Heartaches,” 132, 223
Hefti, Neal, 207
Heidt, Horace, 67, 84
Hello, Dolly! (Broadway show), 218
“Hello There,” 98
“Hello Walls,” 246
“Help!,” 262
Henderson, Fletcher, 56, 65
Henry, William A., III, 202
“Here, There and Everywhere,” 243n
“Here’s That Rainy Day,” 74
Herman, Jerry, 157, 218, 225–26
Herman, Woody, 69, 112, 115
“Hernando’s Hideaway,” 167
Herndon, Booton, 187, 194
“Hey, Schoolgirl,” 260
“Hey There,” 167
High, Wide and Handsome (movie), 5
High Button Shoes (Broadway show), 106
High Society (movie), 215
Hilliard, Bob, 150, 250
Hines, Earl, 69
Hirt, Al, 242
Hodges, Johnny, 224
Hoffman, Al, 149–51
“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” 153
Holiday, Billie, 6, 68, 98, 224
Holiday in Mexico (movie), 96
Holiday Inn (movie), 88
Holland, Brian and Eddie, 248–49
Holly, Buddy, 185, 210, 246
“Holly Jolly Christmas, A,” 8
Hollywood: background composers, 206–7; cutback in musicals, 103–4, 105–6, 208–9; first talking picture, 4; movie title songs, 102, 208; as source of standards, 5–6; steady income for songwriters, 7, 49–50, 76, 156
Holman, Libby, 53
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 42
Holofcener, Larry, 151, 162, 167
“Home (When Shadows Fall),” 62
honky-tonk music, 93, 176
“Hook’s Tarantella,” 169
“Hooray for Hollywood,” 74
Hope, Bob, 5, 100, 103, 124
“Hound Dog,” 176, 178
“House Is Not a Home, A,” 12, 250
House of Flowers (Broadway show), 215
“How Are Things in Glocca Morra?,” 107
“How Deep Is the Ocean,” 3
“How High the Moon,” 137, 234
“How Insensitive,” 238
“How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You),” 249
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway show), 117, 216
Howard, Bart, 161, 225
Howard, Eddy, 97, 101, 160
Howard, Harlan, 245
“How’d You Like to Spoon with Me,” 194
Hubbard, Eddie, 131–32
“Hucklebuck, The,” 25
Hunter, Alberta, 52
Hunter, Ivy Jo, 241
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bsp; Hutton, Betty, 99–100
Hutton, Ina Ray, 112
Hyman, Richard “Dick,” 55–56, 203, 238
“I Apologize,” 122, 149
“I Believe,” 133, 138, 212
“I Cain’t Say No,” 105
“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” 11, 243n
“I Can’t Get Started,” 6
“I Can’t Give You Anything but Love,” 9
“I Can’t Help Myself,” 249
“I Can’t Make You Love Me,” 243n
“I Can’t Remember to Forget,” 85
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” 77
“I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Slacker,” 35
“I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier,” 35
“I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore,” 257
“I Don’t Want to Walk Without You,” 75, 88
“I Fall to Pieces,” 245
“I Get a Kick out of You,” 40–41, 227
“I Got a Woman,” 180
“I Got Rhythm,” 18, 52, 234
“I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan,” 15
“I Had the Craziest Dream,” 88, 92
“I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself,” 250
“I Like to Recognize the Tune,” 78
“I Love to Lie Awake in Bed,” 14–15
“(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons,” 125
I Remember Mama (Broadway show), 221
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” 24, 123
“I Second That Emotion,” 249
“I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat,” 123, 226
“I Think It’s Going to Rain Today,” 257–58
“I Thought About You,” 1, 74, 77
“I Walk a Little Faster,” 237
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 11, 213, 261
“I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful),” 46
“I Will Wait for You,” 238
“I Wish I Didn’t Love You So,” 155
“I Won’t Dance,” 228
“I Won’t Grow Up,” 169
Iceland (movie), 5
“(I’d Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China,” 155
“Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider,” 59
“If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night Germany!,” 36
“If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight),” 60
“If I Didn’t Care,” 64, 223
“If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake,” 18, 149
“If I Loved You,” 105
“If I Needed Someone,” 262
“If I Were a Bell,” 156
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” 89
“I’ll Be Seeing You,” 89
“I’ll Have the Last Waltz with Mother,” 63
“I’ll Know,” 156
“I’ll Never Have to Dream Again,” 57
“I’ll Never Smile Again,” 92
“I’ll Walk Alone,” 88
“I’m an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande),” 73–74
“I’m Flying,” 169