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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The Baseball song is not dead,
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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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Base Ball, All Rights Reserved, Home Run Bill, Baseball Hall of Fame, Polo Grounds, Federal League, Take Me Out, World Series, Babe Ruth, Civil War, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Elysian Fields, The Feds, White Sox, Joe Tinker, That Marquard Glide, Rube Marquard, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics Browse Sample Pages:
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