We explore the history and the celebrities of New York City's "Tin Pan Alley", which was the birthplace of modern music publishing, and the place that gave us much of the popular music from 1880 to 1929.

Included: the stories of Stephen Foster (who spent his last days in NYC), Irving Berlin, George C. Cohen, George Gershwin, Jack Northworth, Scott Joplin, Charles K.Harris, and many others. Songs included: I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Alexander's Ragtime Band, After the Ballis Over, Take Me Out To the Ballgame, In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree, Rhapsody In Blue, Someone To Watch Over Me,and Give My Regards to Broadway.

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THE LEGENDS OF TIN PAN ALLEY