Updates–Live Music and News
Click here for all the latest news on artists and performances of the American Songbook and vocal jazz. Check out the left column of...
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Broadway Revivals Unlimited
Update, January, 2011: West Side Story completed its Broadway run and began a national tour in 2011, but several revivals are on tap...
read more“Christmas” in August
“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” (and you thought Mel Brooks was the first composer to command that his name be placed above the...
read moreOne Enchanted Evening (Mostly)
Update, December, 2010 I hope that those who didn’t see this show in person caught the hi-def telecast on Live from Lincoln...
read moreHappy Music, Sad Lyrics
Quick, what do Rodgers and Hammerstein and the Hollies have in common (besides the carousel metaphor, I mean)? Spin the Amazon, er,...
read moreNew Cast Soundtracks
Stephen Holden of the New York Times, one of the most astute music and film critics in the country, has nailed it again. His analysis...
read moreLong and Short of “Show Boat”
June 24, 2008—On June 10th I attended the concert staging of “Show Boat” at Carnegie Hall. The New York Times review is here, but my...
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The American Tune Tribune is a news source for classic and new recordings, video, films, and contemporary performances of the pre-rock American Songbook. Focusing on the composers (Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and their peers) and lyricists (Berlin, P.G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, Porter, "Yip" Harburg, Johnny Mercer, and their contemporaries) as well as the performers (Bing, Judy, Frank, Ella, Tony, Rosie, and many, many others), we provide historical and current information in articles, blog posts, and multimedia. Bookmark us, and visit the American News Tribune for news and views on the greatest popular music of the last century as it is honored and supported by fans today and tomorrow.