• According to the Great American Songbook Foundation: The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs...
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  • The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American...
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  • It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook is the first album of American pop standards recorded by British musician Rod Stewart, and his 20th album...
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  • Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V is the fifth title in Rod Stewart's series of covers of pop standards, released on 19 October...
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  • Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV is the fourth title in Rod Stewart's series of covers of pop standards, released on 18 October...
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  • As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook, Volume II is Rod Stewart's second album of pop standards, and his 21st album overall. It was released on...
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  • Stardust... the Great American Songbook, Volume III is the third studio album of pop standards by British musician Rod Stewart, released on 19 October...
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    Michael Feinstein (category 20th-century American Jews)
    is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an archivist and interpreter for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988...
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    known for his deep commitment to preserving and interpreting the Great American Songbook. Tommy Ward has emerged as a rising figure in the modern crooner...
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    You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III...
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    guest mentor this week. Contestants performed one song from the Great American Songbook and are listed in the order they performed. Andrea Bocelli and...
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    Johnny Mathis (category 20th-century American LGBTQ people)
    enduring testament to the Great American Songbook, the Hall of Fame honors performers and composers responsible for creating America's soundtrack." On June...
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  • 2006. After four years of success singing pop standards from the Great American Songbook, Still the Same was composed of classic rock covers. The album...
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    was constructed in 2011 and dedicated on May 2 of that year. The Great American Songbook Foundation is the nation's only foundation and museum dedicated...
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    Richard Perry (category American people of Jewish descent)
    charting pop standards albums in the Great American Songbook series, including It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook. Perry would go on to co-produce...
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  • or American standards. The works of these songwriters and composers are usually considered part of the canon known as the "Great American Songbook". More...
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  • was released on CD and features the younger Sinatra performing Great American Songbook tunes along with one self-written number, with arrangements by...
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    the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" and other entries in the Great American Songbook of pop music (like "Moon River") standards, is a native of Savannah...
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  • the instrumental arrangement" of the body of music known as the Great American Songbook. The 1992 award was presented to Natalie Cole for the spliced-together...
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  • the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey. It is part of the Great American Songbook. The song was introduced by Vivienne Segal on December 25, 1940...
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    "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 18 August 2020. "Great Britain's million sellers, 1972-73" (PDF). Cash Box. 6...
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    interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songbook. Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and won numerous...
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    Linda Ronstadt (category American actresses of Mexican descent)
    1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin...
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    Company. Retrieved June 17, 2020. "American certifications – Aretha Franklin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 17, 2020. "British...
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    Bobby Caldwell (category Use American English from April 2021)
    smooth jazz albums, Caldwell turned to singing standards from the Great American Songbook. He wrote many songs for other artists, including the Billboard...
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    has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another...
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  • Johnny Burke (lyricist) (category American lyricists)
    1964) was an American lyricist, successful and prolific between the 1920s and 1950s. His work is considered part of the Great American Songbook. His song...
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  • Jonathan Schwartz (radio personality) (category American male singers)
    popular music from the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and '50s known as the Great American Songbook. Schwartz has also written novels, short stories, and a memoir...
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    Dean Martin (category Use American English from May 2022)
    recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook. Martin became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was...
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  • comprehensive collection of both well-known and obscure songs from the Great American Songbook canon, written by the likes of Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Irving...
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