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Unsung Songwriters of the Great American Songbook - Bundle Eligible   

Most of the words to the songs of "The Great American Songbook" were written by lyricists we recognize as household names. Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, and Johnny Mercer account for 250 of these songs. But the songbook includes many more songs, and some of the most popular were written by songwriters who wrote only one or a few. This presentation will look at these great but unsung songwriters' lives and times. As Time Goes By, by Herman Hupfeld, I'll Be Seeing You, by Irving Kahal, Stardust, by Mitchell Parish, and It Was a Very Good Year, by Ervin Drake are a few of the many songs we will explore and enjoy. Visual images, audio, and video clips will be used to enhance the program, including performances by the singers who made the songs famous.

Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.
Unsung Songwriters of the Great American Songbook - Bundle Eligible | Jupiter Campus | Instructor: Alvin Kustanowitz
2/19/2026
  • Unsung Songwriters of the Great American Songbook - Bundle Eligible
  • Location: Jupiter Campus
    Fees:
    Member: $30.40
    Non-Member: $38.00
    Date: 2/19/2026
    Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Building: Jupiter - Lifelong Learning Complex
    Instructor: Alvin Kustanowitz

    Most of the words to the songs of "The Great American Songbook" were written by lyricists we recognize as household names. Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, and Johnny Mercer account for 250 of these songs. But the songbook includes many more songs, and some of the most popular were written by songwriters who wrote only one or a few. This presentation will look at these great but unsung songwriters' lives and times. As Time Goes By, by Herman Hupfeld, I'll Be Seeing You, by Irving Kahal, Stardust, by Mitchell Parish, and It Was a Very Good Year, by Ervin Drake are a few of the many songs we will explore and enjoy. Visual images, audio, and video clips will be used to enhance the program, including performances by the singers who made the songs famous.

    Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.
 

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