Alyn Shipton

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I Feel a Song Coming on: The Life of Jimmy McHughHardcover, 2 September 2009

I Feel a Song Coming on: The Life of Jimmy McHugh
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Part of Series
Music in American Life
Part of Series
Music in American Life (Hardcover)
Print Length
312 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Date Published
2 Sep 2009
ISBN-10
0252034651
ISBN-13
9780252034657

Description

This first biography of Jimmy McHugh captures a lively and significant contributor to American songwriting. Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street," McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music: in his prolific composing career, he wrote songs for Duke Ellington, Shirley Temple, Bobby Breen, Carmen Miranda, Deanna Durbin, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and scores of other entertainers, and his last works were turned into smash hits by Pat Boone and Fats Domino.

Following McHugh from humble Irish-American beginnings in Boston to eventual success in New York, Europe, and Los Angeles, Alyn Shipton deftly evokes the lively milieus of Tin Pan Alley, the Cotton Club, Broadway, and Hollywood. McHugh crossed the color line frequently, writing revues for both black and white entertainers, and he and his songwriting partner Dorothy Fields were also among the first to create Hollywood musical films. In the 1940s, he waged heroic fundraising efforts for the war effort and the crusade against polio. He continued to write songs for shows, movies, and revues and managed up-and-coming singers late in his life.

Product Details

Author:
Alyn Shipton
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
2 September 2009
Dimensions:
23.88 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm
Genre:
20th Century
ISBN-10:
0252034651
ISBN-13:
9780252034657
Language:
English
Location:
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Pages:
312
Weight:
657.71 gm

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