I Wrote That One, Too . . .
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I Wrote That One, Too . . .

A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney

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eBook - ePub

I Wrote That One, Too . . .

A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney

About this book

One of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years, Steve Dorff has penned over 20 Top 10 hits for pop and country artists around the world, including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Anne Murray, Whitney Houston, George Strait, Dolly Parton, Judy Collins, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Ringo Starr, and Garth Brooks. He has scored for television shows, including Growing Pains, Major Dad, Murder She Wrote, Reba, and several films, including Any Which Way but Loose for which he penned the titular song, and more recently, he has embarked on Broadway (forthcoming musical Josephine). Chronicling his four decades behind the music, Steve Dorff gives anecdotes, advice, and insights into his journey. The book follows Steve from his childhood in Queens to Manhattan to Nashville and to his eventual arrival in Los Angeles, California. Oftentimes, songs are attributed to the singers who perform them, but it is the songwriter who really knows the story behind the story from conception to execution. Full of heartfelt stories, hard-earned wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One, Too . . . is a great read for musicians, music fans, and whoever has chased their dreams and survived the surprising but often serendipitous turns in the road.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2017
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781540005021
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. foreword
  3. introduction
  4. 1. Barbra Made Me Cry
  5. 2. What’s Wrong with Our Son?
  6. 3. Kicked Out of Music Class
  7. 4. Melissa Manchester Sang My First Demo
  8. 5. Heroes, Collaborators, and Advice
  9. 6. Knocking on Doors 1
  10. 7. Pains Growing
  11. 8. Knocking On Doors 2
  12. 9. Knocking On Doors 3
  13. 10. Burt and Burt
  14. 11. Whitney Houston
  15. 12. Dusty Springfield
  16. 13. Kenny Rogers Through the Years
  17. 14. From Snuff to Warners
  18. 15. Ringo Starr
  19. 16. Growing Pains
  20. 17. Reba
  21. 18. The Eighties Were a Good Decade
  22. 19. Céline Dion’s Miracle
  23. 20. Lunch
  24. 21. The Assistants
  25. 22. Damn Near Righteous
  26. 23. Pure Country
  27. 24. End Zone Suicide
  28. 25. Everyone Should Have a Larry
  29. 26. Nashville
  30. 27. I Just Fall in Love Again . . . and Again . . . and Again
  31. 28. Elvis
  32. 29. Michael Landon, Murphy Brown, and Dolly Parton
  33. 30. From Charles Manson to Fats Domino
  34. 31. Hold
  35. 32. My Own Best Publisher
  36. 33. Sherry, Nancy, and Mom
  37. 34. Broadway, Here I Come
  38. 35. Evenings with Steve Dorff
  39. Afterword
  40. Acknowledgments
  41. Andrew Marshall Dorff
  42. Discography and Accolades
  43. Photographs

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