Author: Jerry Silverman
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 673235

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 172
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.6

ISBN: 073904690X
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
EAN: 9780739046906
ASIN: 073904690X

Publication Date: June 8, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Musicologist and folklorist Jerry Silverman has compiled this unique collection of 41 of the best baseball-inspired songs from 1867 to 1922 the golden era of the game. The songs in The Baseball Songbook represent the periods in which they were composed, with marches, ragtime, waltzes, two-steps, polkas, jazz, and more. They are descriptive, humorous, and inspirational, and their lyrics mirror the imagery of the time, from the flowery and high-falutin language of the mid-19th century to the raucous and jazzy lingo of the early 20th century.The book is decorated with the charming sheet music covers of all the songs and with many other vintage baseball illustrations. There is also fascinating historical information about the songs, the composers, and the performers, and, above all, the players and teams mentioned in the songs. It includes music, lyrics, and chords for each song and a CD with every song performed by the author. Some titles: Take Me Out To The Ballgame, Oh You, Babe Ruth, Our National Game, The Bat And The Ball and many others. This is a must for every baseball fan!

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5 out of 5 stars

The Baseball song is not dead June 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Hey,

This is a fascinating look at how deeply baseball used to permeate American Culture. If you love baseball, or enjoy turn of the century music, this is a must.

By the way, the baseball song is not dead! Check out this NEW baseball anthem called "win it for the fans" that I found online:

myspace dot com slash win it for the fans.

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