Generations: Baby Boomers (1950--1963)
25 Songs That Defined the Times

Arranged by Carol MatzPiano BookLevel: Big NoteItem: 00-34145

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

The Generations series chronicles the music that defined 20th-century America. Each book contains 25 of the most-loved songs from iconic performers and songwriters, providing a soundtrack to the life and times of a generation. Titles: All I Have to Do Is Dream * Blowin' in the Wind * Blue Moon * Bye Bye Love * Earth Angel * Great Balls of Fire * I'm Walkin' * It Was a Very Good Year * It's My Party * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini * James Bond Theme * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Mack the Knife * Misty * Only You (And You Alone) * Puff (The Magic Dragon) * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * Runaround Sue * Runaway * Save the Last Dance for Me * Sixteen Candles * Splish Splash * A Teenager In Love * That's Entertainment * Wipe Out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Title	Composer
All I Have to Do Is Dream	Boudleaux Bryant (composer)
Bye Bye Love	Boudleaux Bryant (composer); Felice Bryant (composer)
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)	Jesse Belvin (composer)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight	George David Weiss (composer); Luigi Creatore (composer); Hugo Peretti (composer)
Misty (Vocal)	Erroll Garner (composer); Johnny Burke (lyricist)
James Bond Theme	Monty Norman (composer)
Blue Moon	Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)
I'm Walkin'	Dave Bartholomew (composer); Antoine Domino (composer)
Only You (And You Alone)	Buck Ram (composer); Andre Rand (composer)
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock	Max Freedman (composer); Jimmy De Knight (composer)
Splish, Splash	Bobby Darin (composer); Jean Murray (composer)
Great Balls of Fire	Otis Blackwell (composer); Jack Hammer (composer)
It Was a Very Good Year	Ervin Drake (composer)
Runaway	Del Shannon (composer); Max D. Crook (composer)
A Teenager in Love	Doc Pomus (lyricist); Mort Shuman (composer)
It's My Party	John Gluck, Jr. (composer); Herb Wiener (composer); Wally Gold (composer)
Sixteen Candles	Luther Dixon (composer); Allyson Khent (composer)
Mack the Knife	Kurt Weill (composer); Marc Blitzstein (lyricist); Berthold Brecht (lyricist)
Puff (The Magic Dragon)	Peter Yarrow (composer); Leonard Lipton (composer)
Blowin' in the Wind	Bob Dylan (composer)
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini	Lee Pockriss (composer); Paul J. Vance (composer)
Wipe Out	The Surfaris (composer)
Runaround Sue	Ernie Maresca (composer); Dion Di Mucci (composer)
Save the Last Dance for Me	Doc Pomus (lyricist); Mort Shuman (composer)
That's Entertainment	Arthur Schwartz (composer); Howard Dietz (lyricist)

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Additional Information

Series:	Generations
Arranged by:	Carol Matz
Instrument:	Piano
Format:	Book
Page Count:	80
Item Number:	00-34145
ISBN 10:	0-7390-6554-8
ISBN 13:	978-0-7390-6554-9
UPC:	038081378831