The Great American Songbook is a term for a canon of American popular songs and jazz standards from the first half of the 20th century, primarily written for Broadway shows, musical theater, and Hollywood musicals. It includes the work of professional composers and lyricists who worked in vaudeville and the Tin Pan Alley songwriting industry.
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