The
Hitmakers: Immigrant Roots, American Dreams

From
Tin Pan Alley to the Brill Building and beyond, songwriters
of Jewish heritage have helped create American popular music.
A celebration of the vital contributions of Jewish composers
and lyricists to every style of vocal music; the songwriters,
the musical elements, historical influences and the role
of the culture in forming these gifted creators. Trace these
individual journeys through the artistry, social context
and legacy of 3 generations of such writers as Berlin, Kern,
Gershwin, Rodgers, Bernstein, Harburg, Loesser, Earl Robinson
and Sondheim to Carole King, Carly Simon, Paul Simon and
more. How does the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (repair
of the earth) express itself consciously, unconsciously,
if at all, in the world view of some of these writers?
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