The song is you : a novel / by Phillips, Arthur, 1969-

A song for you : my life with Whitney Houston / by Crawford, Robyn

How I write songs, why you can / by Hall, Tom T.

The songwriter's handbook / by Hall, Tom T.

“…How I write songs, why you can.…”

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Chasin' the Bird : the life and legacy of Charlie Parker / by Priestley, Brian, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Body and soul -- The jumpin' blues -- Now's the time -- Parker's mood -- Celebrity -- I remember you -- The song is you -- Confirmation.…”

Notes on a nervous planet / by Haig, Matt, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…A stressed-out mind in a stressed-out world -- The big picture -- A feeling is not your face -- Notes on time -- Life overload -- Internet anxieties -- Shock of the news -- A small section on sleep -- Priorities -- Phone fears -- The detective of despair -- The thinking body -- The end of reality -- Wanting -- Two lists about work -- Shaping the future -- The song of you -- Everything you are is enough.…”

Songwriting for dummies / by Peterik, Jim

Table of Contents: “…So you want to write a song -- Everything you need to write a song -- Coming up with that solid-gold idea -- Getting your song into shape: song forms -- pt. 2. …”
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Weaving sundown in a scarlet light : fifty poems for fifty years / by Harjo, Joy

The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois : a novel / by Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Brother-man magic -- We sing your praises high -- Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, goddamnit -- In this spot -- Feminism, womanism, or whatever -- This bitter earth -- You made me love you -- Don't let me lose this dream -- A change is gonna come -- Do right woman, do right man -- The debate -- Founder's Day -- The dirty thirty -- Reunion -- I'm hungry -- All extraordinary human beings -- Nguzo Saba -- Song. For you to love -- The night I fell in love -- Till my baby comes home -- My sensitivity gets in the way -- A house is not a home -- The other side of the world -- Keeping the tune -- Whatever gets you over -- I need my own car -- Shower and pray -- You can be proud -- Song. …”

The business : a history of popular music from sheet music to streaming / by Napier-Bell, Simon

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay: The beginning of the music business -- Around and around: The beginning of records -- The song is you: Max Dreyfus -- Give my regards to Broadway: The American musical -- Alexander's ragtime band: Irving Berlin -- Stardust: Making it, 1910 style -- The winner takes it all: Pirating and other problems -- Pennies from heaven: ASCAP and PRS -- Pack up your troubles: First World War -- Cheek to cheek: Jazz and Jews -- Prohibition blues: Don't drink, dance -- I got rhythm: Black music goes mainstream -- On the radio: Wireless kills and rescues records -- Don't trust nobody: Pushy publishers, dodgy producers -- Let's do it: Special relationships -- Brother can you spare a dime?…”

Paul McCartney : the life / by Norman, Philip, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…'Give me back my babies, Lew' -- 'About as close as you can get to a non-movie' -- 'I bought your songs, Paul' -- 'You're such a lovely audience -- 'I work my arse off, I do. …”