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Great men of American popular song ; the history of the American popular song told through the lives, careers, achievements, and personalities of its foremost composers and lyricists--from William Billings of the Revolutionary War through Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Burt Bacharach.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ewen, David, 1907-1985
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1972]
Edition:	Rev. and enl. ed.
Subjects:	Popular music > United States > History and criticism. Composers > United States > Biography.

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