Titanic Songbook: Actual Music As Heard On That Fateful Voyage - April 1912

· Mel Bay Publications
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Presents authentic period music, ranging from classical to ragtime, as performed on the fateful voyage of the Titanic on April 14, 1912. Ian Whitcomb- one-time rock star, now a renowned music historian and a specialist in the performance of ragtime and Tin Pan Alley songs- assembled this outstanding collection of authentic music played aboard the Titanic.

The book features historical essays and anecdotes, facsimiles of the original sheet music covers, and even photos of the members of the ship's orchestra. This book is a musical/historical tour de force, sure to appeal to singers, pianists, and amateur historians alike.

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About the author

Ian, a British Invader of the 1960s, is a respected historian of popular music. He helped revive

interest in the ukulele via his early recordings dating from 1965. He and Ukie have been seen on

Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show”, “Today”, “Merv Griffin", “American Bandstand”, “Where The

Action Is”. Watch him in these shows on You Tube. Find out more than enough about him at his

website --ianwhitcomb.com—and at wikipedia.

This book is the 4th in a series of uke- friendly songbooks that Ian has had published by Mel

Bay Publications. The others are: “Ukulele Heaven”, “Uke Ballads”,” The Cat’s Meow” and “The

Ian Whitcomb Songbook”

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