Each of Fred Miller’s Lectures-In-Song is 60-75 minutes long and focuses on a great personality or significant aspect of American Popular Song’s Golden Age.
Seated at the piano, Fred not only performs the songs in question but also provides biographical and historical insight into the life and times of these musical titans. Below is his current repertoire of available Lectures-In-Song. Go to YOUTUBE for 2 minute VIDEO PREVIEWS and 3-5 minute VIDEO SAMPLERS of all the Lectures-in-Song. and please feel free to contact Fred about presenting any one or a series of these programs.
Songwriters
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The Last Lions Of Broadway:
CY COLEMAN / JERRY HERMAN
Heartland Troubadors:
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
MEREDITH WILLSON
Old World, New World :
VERNON DUKE / KURT WEILL
Words & Music:
SAMMY CAHN / JIMMY McHUGH
They Wrote The Words Part 1
OTTO HARBACH
TED KOEHLER / LEO ROBIN
ARTHUR FREED
They Wrote The Words, Part 2:
MITCHELL PARISH
BETTY COMDEN &
ADOLPH GREEN
PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER
The Other Jewish Songwriters:
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ
SAMMY FAIN
BURTON LANE
AL JOLSON
Jazz Age Kings, Part I :
WALTER DONALDSON
GUS KAHN
RICHARD WHITING
Jazz Age Kings, Part II :
DE SYLVA, BROWN & HENDERSON /
VINCENT YOUMANS
The Great Lady Songwriters:
WHITSON / WAYNE / RONNELL
GREVER / SUESSE / SWIFT
LEIGH / LEE
He Wrote That?:
RAYE / DePAUL / ADAIR
DENNIS / LAWRENCE / BURKE / WOODS
The Golden Age Of Operetta
VICTOR HERBERT
RUDOLF FRIML
SIGMUND ROMBERG
Performers
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Eras
1938-1945: SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY-WWII And The Big Bands
1946-1956: MUSIC!MUSIC!MUSIC!-Postwar Prosperity And The Rise Of Rock
1957-1964: TRY TO REMEMBER-The Youth Culture Takes Over
1965-1988: HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING?-
Social Upheaval And The British Invasion
HOOTENANNY!-The Great Folk Song Revival Of The 50s & 60s
IT WASN´T ALL NOISE! The Singable Rock/Pop Songs of the 50s & 60s
Novelty Programs
WITH PLENTY OF MONEY AND YOU: Love & Money in American Popular Song
GREAT DAMES: A Vintage Sheet Music Gallery Of Storied Ladies, Shady, Pure and Otherwise…
LOVELY TO LOOK AT: Fashion, Style And Glamour In American Popular Song
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: 12 Classics
WHEN YOU´RE SMILING!
The Fun And The Funny In American Popular Song
VERSE & CHORUS: Hear The Verse & Guess The Celebrated Chorus
YOU´RE THE CURE FOR WHAT AILS ME: Lovesickness And Its Many Antidotes In American Popular Song
YOUNG AT HEART: Growing Older Gracefully… And Singing About It
WHEN OSCAR WAS KING: Academy Award Winning Songs (1934-1970)
LOSERS…BUT WINNERS!: Oscar Nominated Songs Still Evergreen
OSCAR SNUBS: Great Movie Songs Oscar Forgot Even To Nominate
Part I(1934-39)
Part II(1940-69)
HEAVEN, I´M IN HEAVEN! The Sun, Moon, Stars & Romance In American Popular Song
Holidays
VALENTINE´S DAY: What Is This Thing Called Love?
ST. PATRICK´S DAY: Evergreen-The Irish Presence In American Popular Song
SPRING INTO SUMMER: Musical Landscapes For The Warm Months
INDEPENDENCE DAY: I Hear America Singing-An Americana Sampler
COLUMBUS DAY: Cantare!-The Italian Presence In American Popular Song
OCTOBER SURPRISES: Celebrating Oktoberfest,Columbus Day, Halloween & Autumn
VETERANS or MEMORIAL DAY: America At War
THANKSGIVING: An American Thanksgiving-Songs Of Gratitude And Optimism
CHRISTMAS: An American Christmas-Sacred & Secular Favorites
**SING-ALONG LYRICS FOR AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS, page 1
**SING ALONG LYRICS FOR AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS, page 2
Landmark Events
SHOW BOAT: The American Musical Comes Of Age
A LAND THAT´S FREE FOR YOU AND ME: Jewish Songwriters Give Universal Voice To The American Dream
Places
UNDER PARIS SKIES: The Musical Magic of the City of Light
ALL OVER THE MAP: Heading West, Making Musical Stops ´Round The World
DON´T FENCE ME IN! Songs of The Cowboy and The Old West
NEW YORK, NEW YORK! Musical Tales From The Isle Of Manhattan
THE BROOKLYN CONNECTION: America´s Fourth Largest City & Her “Bridges” To Popular Song
THE BUCKS/BROADWAY CONNECTION: Bucks County´s Musical Links To Broadway & Hollywood