The American Song Treasury: 100 Favorites (Paperback)

~ Theodore Raph (Author)

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Product Description

Wonderful sing-along favorites with easy-to-play piano arrangements, guitar chords, and complete lyrics: "Greensleeves," "Auld Lang Syne," "Down in the Valley," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Yellow Rose of Texas," and many more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (October 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486252221
• ISBN-13: 978-0486252223
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,485 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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89 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All of those wonderful, old favorites and more!, November 17, 1999

By	Victoria Buckland (College Park, Maryland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When my little girl was born, I found myself trying to remember the words to all of the songs I used to sing with my family when I was growing up. My memory just couldn't come up with some (most!) of them, though. Fortunately, this book has them all: Sweet Betsey From Pike, Oh Susanna, I've Been Working on the Railroad, Bicycle Built for Two, She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain, and so many more. What's even better is that the book also contains standard sheet music with each song, plus guitar chords, plus a brief history of each song. A great find and one I'm so glad I bought!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true treasure, October 2, 2001

By	Masato Nishimori (Osugi, Ishikawa, Japan) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this songbook, not only for the 100 wonderful songs, but also for the introduction to each song. Though each intro is brief, each tells a bit about the author or the song or the times in which it became popular. A great potpourri of Americana!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For fun, nostalgia and reference, April 25, 2007

By	Cotton-Ayed Joan (Central Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book was originally published in 1964 and includes some (now nostalgic) references to typing up and making carbon copies of lyrics and such. I don't mind that it hasn't been updated.

A great collection of songs with some nice historical background. Includes very simple piano arrangements with chords identified above the piano notation, along with diagrams for chords on the guitar. Some songs are followed by words for several verses. The emphasis seems to be on encouraging everyone to sing in unison. Those who want to sing a harmony part may need to invent their own.

It's a fairly thick book. I wish it came in a sturdy spiral-bound version.