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They left their hearts in San Francisco : the lives of songwriters George Cory and Douglass Cross / Bill Christine.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.C8248 C5 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christine, Bill, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cory, George, 1920-1978.
- Cory, George.
- Cross, Douglass.
- Composers--United States--Biography.
- Composers.
- United States.
- Lyricists--United States--Biography.
- Lyricists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 205 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "George Cory and Douglass Cross wrote just one hit song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." They were unknown before they wrote it--and unknown after it became an American standard."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Puzzling Death of George Cory 5
- 2 Walter K. Hinton 17
- 3 Westward, Ho 30
- 4 Douglass Cross Writes a Will 36
- 5 A Song Grows in Brooklyn 43
- 6 Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda 52
- 7 The George Cory Ensemble: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 61
- 8 "The Phantom": Tony Bennett's Secret Weapon 71
- 9 "The middle of nowhere" 82
- 10 December 28, 1961 90
- 11 String Along with Mitch 99
- 12 The Battle of San Francisco 112
- 13 City Ditties 122
- 14 Suppositions 131
- 15 Old Man River 140.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476669007
- 1476669007
- OCLC:
- 987796599
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