Titanic Tunes: Songs from Steerage
Dec 2011 · Mel Bay Publications
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Following in the wake of his successful book and CD entitled The Titanic Songbook, Ian Whitcomb has compiled this collection of 20 music hall songs of the type that may have entertained the Titanic's steerage passengers on their fateful voyage of April, 1912. This book is sure to appeal to singers, pianist, and historians alike. It features historical essays and anecdotes plus period photographs, vintage sheet music covers, and a picture gallery entitled Idols of the Halls. Includes access to online audio.
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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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