| Description |
1 score (v, 300 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm |
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score |
| Note |
Lyrics and chords for nearly 1200 popular tunes, in styles including jazz, folk, blues, country, gospel, and more. |
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Lyrics printed as text, with chord symbols. |
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Includes indexes (artist index; cultures index; titles index). |
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Chord chart printed inside back cover. |
| Contents |
Ballads & Old Songs : traditional songs from England, Scotland & Ireland -- Blues : classics from Robert Johnson to Leadbelly & beyond -- British Invasion & Rock : British rock bands & artists from the 1960's to the 1990's -- Country : from Hank Williams to Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson -- Dignity & Diversity : empowerment & equal rights (from gender issues to bullying) -- Dreams & Mystery : songs of the imagination -- Earthcare : care for the environment -- Faith : songs from different faiths, spirituality & hymns, new & old -- Family : songs about children, parenting, life at home & school -- Farm & Prairie : farmers, cowboys & gardens -- Freedom : civil rights & liberation struggles, including South Africa, Ireland & Native peoples -- Friendship & Community : helping each other in good times & bad -- Funny Songs : humorous songs for older kids & adults -- Golden Oldies : popular songs from the 1800's into 1950's -- Good Times : dancing, having fun & ribald songs -- Gospel & Spirituals : from "Done made my vow" to "Ain't that good news" -- Healing & Letting Go : supportive songs to help with hospice and other transitions -- Home & Roots : where we come from, where we live (including immigration & exile) -- Hope & Strength : from "Ready for the storm" to "What a wonderful world" -- Jazz & Swing : standards from Ella & Billie to Bing & Frank -- Love : composed folk songs about love & romance -- Lullabies : songs to help young & old fall asleep & peacefully rest -- Millennial Songs : alternative & indie singer-songwriters from 1995 to present -- Motown and R & B : African-American popular music from 1950's on -- Musicals : Broadway, Gilbert & Sullivan, Hollywood musicals -- Old-timey & Bluegrass : Appalachian fiddle & banjo tunes & early country music -- Outdoors : nature, weather, wilderness & seasons of the year -- Peace : songs about wars & struggles to end war -- Play : fun songs for young ones (7 years & under) -- Pub Songs : rousing a cappella call & response songs (& drinking songs, too!) -- Rich & Poor : economic justice & injustice, from the Great Depression to the "Occupy" movement -- Rock Around the Clock : early rock n' roll from the 1950's to 1963 -- Seas & Sailors : chanteys, songs about riverboats, mermaids & cabin boys -- Sing People Sing! : celebrating singing & singers from Joe Hill to Leadbelly, Emmylou & Pete -- Struggle : working for a better world -- Surfin' USA : US rock groups & artists from 1963 to 1995 -- Times & Changes : songs about seasons of life -- Travelin' : on the road again (on foot, in cars, trucks, trains & planes) -- Work : songs about working people & their struggles. |
| Language |
Chiefly English words; selections in other languages including Spanish, French, German, Hebrew (transliterated), and Yiddish. |
| Subject |
Folk songs -- United States.
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Folk songs. |
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United States. |
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Songbooks.
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Songbooks. |
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Popular music.
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Popular music. |
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Folk songs -- Texts.
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Folk songs -- Texts. |
| Genre/Form |
Folk songs.
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Folk songs.
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Popular music.
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Popular music.
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Songbooks.
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Songbooks.
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Notated music.
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Notated music.
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| Added Author |
Blood, Peter, 1946- editor.
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Patterson, Annie, editor, illustrator.
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Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014, writer of preface.
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Bragg, Billy, writer of foreword.
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Azarian, Mary, artist.
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Merker, Meghan, 1959- illustrator.
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Shiber, Mona, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Group singing songbook |
| ISBN |
1495031233 (spiral bound ; 9 x 12 in) |
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9781495031236 (spiral bound ; 9 x 12 in) |
| Standard No. |
888680080266 |
| Music No. |
HL00149301 Hal Leonard |
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