era. Furia was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Ethel Rose Szilagyi Furia and Philip Andrew Furia. He has a younger brother, Mark Daniel Furia. He...

favourite" and praises its vibrancy, "zesty music," and comic lyrics. Philip Furia, connecting Kahn's lyrics to the song's music, writes that: Not only...

Tilton and featuring Elman's trumpet, was a No. 1 hit. Mercer biographer Philip Furia suggests the challenge to Mercer "sounds like a prearranged plug for...

In Its Heart", transcript, Philip Furia interview with Terry Gross; Fresh Air from WHYY-FM, July 20, 2010; discussing Furia's book The Songs of Hollywood...

the fact that "Cole Porter's background was not Jewish." Lyrics critic Philip Furia replied that the essence of that bit of melody is to suggest that "Daddy"...

Composers. Oxford University Press. pp. 819–. ISBN 978-0-19-988615-9. Philip Furia; Laurie Patterson (7 April 2010). The Songs of Hollywood. Oxford University...

regarded composer himself, he chose Moret. A torch song, according to Philip Furia and Michael Lasser, the "song begins self-deprecatingly—'I'm not much...

single on 18 July 1994, it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. Philip Furia, Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist Oxford University Press: Oxford...

Off / Shall We Dance (Shellac)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04. Philip Furia (1997). Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist. Oxford University Press...

The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley, Philip Furia, Michael L. Lasser. Routledge, 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-97246-8, p. 206...

Religion (previous faculty member) Clyde Edgerton, Creative Writing Philip Furia, Creative Writing (deceased) David Gessner, Creative Writing Peter Jurasik...

Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018. Philip Furia; Michael L. Lasser (May 12, 2006). America's songs. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-415-97246-8...

of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists 0198022883 Philip Furia - 1992: "One of the decade's great torch songs, 'You Go to My Head' (1938)...

two Negroes could not strike a white audience except as ridiculous." — Philip Furia and Michael Lasser, America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of...

earned that day into Lena's outspread apron." : 11  Music historian Philip Furia writes that when "Izzy" began to sell newspapers in the Bowery, he was...

was one of the most popular twenty songs of 1932 in the United States. Philip Furia and Michael Lasser wrote that the song "embodied the Depression for millions...

The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists by Philip Furia, ISBN 0-19-507473-4 Who's Who of the Colored Race, Memento Edition Half-Century...

G.'s. Jazzstandards.com Swing! Here and Now: 3rd Trumpet, 2001, P.8 Philip Furia: American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960, 2002, P.120 Sesame Street - Lulu's...

character named Lydia, who is a tattooed lady in a carnival. Tattooed lady Philip Furia, Michael L. Lasser (2006-05-12). America's songs. Taylor & Francis. p...

HarperCollins. pp. 427–428. ISBN 9780062737335. Retrieved 2008-10-03. Philip Furia (1998). Irving Berlin: A Life In Song. HarperCollins. pp. 6–7, 77–81...

recording only) from film Rose of Washington Square (1939) on YouTube Philip Furia, Michael Lasser America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway...

Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley by Philip Furia, Routledge (2006) Best of the Beatles: The Sacking of Pete Best by Spencer...

lyrics, author Philip Furia described the phrasing as "utterly casual", while he felt that the "imagery and diction strain to be poetic". Furia stressed that...

McHugh in 1926 and that the lyrics were by Andy Razaf. Alternatively, Philip Furia has pointed out that Fields' verse is almost identical to the end of...

 95. ISBN 0195055055. Philip Furia (2002). American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960. Gale Group. ISBN 978-0-7876-6009-3. Furia, Philip (2002). American Song...

traditional contemporary love songs. In his book The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, Philip Furia wrote that the song depicted a "...wittily self deprecating character...

406–09 Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Linked 2013-05-18. Philip Furia: Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist, pages 63–65 Archived 2014-07-25...

orchestra (Decca 28059 and Brunswick 03780 in the UK). According to Philip Furia, Johnny Mercer was driving along the freeway from Palm Springs to Hollywood...

ISBN 978-1135094522, pp. 87-89. Excerpts available at Google Books. Philip Furia, Michael Lasser, America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway...

murdered husband will never come home to her again—'My man's gone now'." Philip Furia, Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist, Oxford University Press, New...