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Brother, can you spare a dime? : a multimedia 75th anniversary musical tribute to Yip Harburg & Jay Gorney's "Anthem of the Great Depression," and other songs for social justice with lyrics by Yip Harburg

Title
Brother, can you spare a dime? : a multimedia 75th anniversary musical tribute to Yip Harburg & Jay Gorney's "Anthem of the Great Depression," and other songs for social justice with lyrics by Yip Harburg [videorecording] / The Gotham Center for New York City History and The Yip Harburg Foundation present ; conceived by Deena R. Harburg and Ernie Harburg ; all lyrics by Yip Harburg ; [video director] Penny Ward.
Publication
New York, 2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Rosenberg, Deena, 1951-
  • Harburg, Ernest
  • Harnick, Sheldon
  • Wallace, Mike, 1942-
  • Brunetti, David
  • Schiralli, Michael
  • Russell, Catherine
  • Bogardus, Stephen
  • Harburg, Ben
  • Boone, Sherry
  • D'Santo, Genevieve
  • Vega, Jenna
  • Vega, Nereida
  • Ortiz, Anthony
  • Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
  • Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990
  • Lane, Burton, 1912-1997
  • Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
  • Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991
  • Ward, Penny
  • Gotham Center for New York City History, producer.
  • Yip Harburg Foundation, producer.
  • Yip Harburg Foundation, donor.
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (76 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Program of songs with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and his collaborators. The songs were co-written with various composers, including Burton Lane, Harold Arlen, Jay Gorney, and Earl Robinson. This program is largely devoted to a commemoration of the song Brother, can you spare a dime?, which Harburg co-authored with composer Jay Gorney in 1932.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Musical director, David Brunetti ; consulting director, Michael Schiralli.
Performer (note)
  • Speakers: Sheldon Harnick, Mike L. Wallace, Ernie Harburg, Deena Rosenberg, David Brunetti.
  • Performers: Catherine Russell, Stephen Bogardus, Ben Harburg, Sherry Boone, Genevieve D'Santo, Jenna Vega, Nereida Vega, Anthony Ortiz.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at CUNY Graduate School & University Center/CUNY, New York, N.Y., Nov. 26, 2007.
Contents
Songs: Brother, can you spare a dime? -- It's only a paper moon -- Free and equal blues -- Freedom is the word -- When the idle poor become the idle rich -- That great come-and-get-it day -- One sweet morning -- The same boat, brother -- In times like these -- Over the rainbow.
Call Number
NCOV 3448
OCLC
430225302
Title
Brother, can you spare a dime? : a multimedia 75th anniversary musical tribute to Yip Harburg & Jay Gorney's "Anthem of the Great Depression," and other songs for social justice with lyrics by Yip Harburg [videorecording] / The Gotham Center for New York City History and The Yip Harburg Foundation present ; conceived by Deena R. Harburg and Ernie Harburg ; all lyrics by Yip Harburg ; [video director] Penny Ward.
Imprint
New York, 2007.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Musical director, David Brunetti ; consulting director, Michael Schiralli.
Cast
Speakers: Sheldon Harnick, Mike L. Wallace, Ernie Harburg, Deena Rosenberg, David Brunetti.
Performers: Catherine Russell, Stephen Bogardus, Ben Harburg, Sherry Boone, Genevieve D'Santo, Jenna Vega, Nereida Vega, Anthony Ortiz.
Event
Videotaped at CUNY Graduate School & University Center/CUNY, New York, N.Y., Nov. 26, 2007.
Local Note
Gift of the Yip Harburg Foundation.
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Added Author
Gotham Center for New York City History, producer.
Yip Harburg Foundation, producer.
Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- conceptor.
Rosenberg, Deena, 1951- narrator.
Harburg, Ernest, speaker.
Harnick, Sheldon, speaker.
Wallace, Mike, 1942- speaker.
Brunetti, David, musical director.
Brunetti, David, speaker.
Brunetti, David, instrumentalist.
Schiralli, Michael, production personnel.
Russell, Catherine, performer.
Bogardus, Stephen, performer.
Harburg, Ben, performer.
Boone, Sherry, performer.
D'Santo, Genevieve, performer.
Vega, Jenna, performer.
Vega, Nereida, performer.
Ortiz, Anthony, performer.
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, lyricist.
Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990, composer.
Lane, Burton, 1912-1997, composer.
Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986, composer.
Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991, composer.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Yip Harburg Foundation, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3448
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