The Wright & Forrest Songbook: 22 Songs by the Creators of Kismet, Song of Norway and Grand Hotel

Book Overview

(P/V/G Composer Collection). Lyricists, composers and adaptors Robert Wright and George Forrest created songs for 24 stage productions and a whopping 62 films, sung by dozens of performers, including Joan Crawford, Jeanette McDonald, Nelson Eddy and Howard Keel. Wright and Forrest received the distinguished Richard Rodgers/ASCAP Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to the American Musical Theatre. This collection presents 19 of their most memorable songs, with a full list of stage, film, radio and television credits. Includes: Always and Always * And This Is My Beloved * Baubles, Bangles and Beads * The Grand Tango * Night of My Nights * Now * Shadows on the Sand * Stranger in Paradise * What You Need * Willow, Willow, Willow * and more

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634065254
• ISBN13: 9780634065255
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.6"