(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). 45 roots favorites in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Broken Halos (Chris Stapleton) * Copperhead Road (Steve Earle) * Hurricane (The Band of Heathens) * If I Had a Boat (Lyle Lovett) * If We Were Vampires (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) * Live and Die (The Avett Brothers) * Mykonos (Fleet Foxes) * Pancho & Lefty (Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson) * The Story (Brandi Carlile) * Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show) * and many more.

The Americana Guitar Book introduces you to every essential technique that will enhance your musical palette on both acoustic and electric guitar... from Travis and Carter picking, to slide licks and raucous electric guitar work.

(Strum Together). This new, easy-to-use format features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments: standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Enjoy strumming and singing 68 traditional American folksongs with your friends: Blowin' in the Wind * City of New Orleans * Down to the River to Pray * The Erie Canal * Folsom Prison Blues * Gentle on My Mind * Hey, Good Lookin' * House of the Rising Sun * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * Keep on the Sunny Side * King of the Road * Leaving on a Jet Plane * The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down * The Red River Valley * Sixteen Tons * Take Me Home, Country Roads * Tennessee Waltz * This Land Is Your Land * Wade in the Water * You Are My Sunshine * and many more.

The American Song Book, Volume I: The Tin Pan Alley Era is the first in a projected five-volume series of books that will reprint original sheet music, including covers, of songs that constitute the enduring standards of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, and other lyricists and composers of what has been called the "Golden Age" of American popular music. These songs have done what popular songs are not supposed to do--stayed popular ... As such, these songs constitute the closest thing America has to a repertory of enduring classical music. In addition to reprinting the sheet music for these classic songs, authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson place these songs in historical context with essays about the sheet-music publishing industry known as Tin Pan Alley, the emergence of American musical comedy on Broadway, and the 'talkie' revolution that made possible the Hollywood musical. The authors also provide biographical sketches of songwriters, performers, and impresarios such as Florenz Ziegfeld. In addition, they analyze the lyrical and musical artistry of each song and relate anecdotes, sometimes amusing, sometimes poignant, about how the songs were created. The American Songbook is a book that can be read for enjoyment on its own or be propped on the piano to be played and sung"--Back cover.

“Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher as irresistible as Kapilow.” —Kansas City Star Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth- century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of our favorite classics to life through the songs and stories of eight of the twentieth century’s most treasured American composers—Kern, Porter, Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Rodgers, Bernstein, and Sondheim. Hardly confi ning himself to celebrating what makes these catchy melodies so unforgettable, Kapilow delves deeply into how issues of race, immigration, sexuality, and appropriation intertwine in masterpieces like Show Boat and West Side Story. A book not just about musical theater but about America itself, Listening for America is equally for the devotee, the singer, the music student, or for anyone intrigued by how popular music has shaped the larger culture, and promises to be the ideal gift book for years to come.

(Guitar Solo). Each solo in this collection has been written for intermediate level guitarists, combining melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. Includes an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar. Songs include: Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan) * Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison) * Catch the Wind (Donovan) * Five Hundred Miles (Peter, Paul & Mary) * Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) * The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) * I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver) * Let It Be (The Beatles) * Peaceful Easy Feeling (The Eagles) * Puff the Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary) * Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver) * This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) * Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show) * You Are My Sunshine.

With their unforgettable melodies, timeless messages, and stylistic indebtedness to both jazz and Broadway, American popular standards have proven to be among the most widely performed and enjoyed songs of the past century. Shaped in many ways by the technological and cultural developments of the early twentieth century, they have also managed to transcend these origins and become an enduring part of the American musical landscape. Ann van der Merwe explores how and why American songbook standards developed in the early twentieth century and how these standards have shaped American—and even global—musical culture ever since. The American Songbook explores key aspects of individual songs, including the musical and lyrical reasons for their broad appeal and applicability over the years. The American songbook continues to permeate the fabric of our daily lives. It is a repertoire that spans generations, from Fred Astaire to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. As a result, music lovers both young and old will enjoy discovering how these beloved songs emerged and why they remain relevant a century later.