A Fine Romance
Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

By David Lehman

Acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic David Lehman guides readers through the American songbook-the timeless tunes that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies. In fact, this songbook-including "Check to Check," "White Christmas," and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," were almost exclusively composed by Jews.

Lehman's fascinating book tells the stories of various composers and lyricists while showing us how the musicians who wrote these classic songs shaped America even as America was shaping them.

Hardcover.

Shocken Books.