The Informant

The Tunesmith Is a Must Read Biography on Prolific Songwriter M.K. Jerome, Recently Released by His Grandson Dr. Gary May

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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For movie and music lovers, this is an inside look at how some of America's best-loved songs came to be.

Key Points: 
  • For movie and music lovers, this is an inside look at how some of America's best-loved songs came to be.
  • Jerome, or Moe for short, was a composer who worked with some of the best-known lyricists to churn out music at an astounding pace.
  • The most moving section of the book, however, takes place in the period where the author's life overlapped with his grandfather's.
  • Gary May was born in Los Angeles and reared in a family of composers and writers.