Best Selling Books by Jerry Silverman

Perfect for Earth Day celebrations, this is the book for any nature lover! Many of the songs can be used for camp-outs, hiking or just pure fun. Includes I Love the Mountains, Land and Sea, Morning Song, America the Beautiful, Down the River, Earth Day Is Every Day (a children''s musical) and many more. Written for voice and piano with guitar chords.

Over 50 songs that stir the American spirit, grouped by historical era for easy reference, will make readers want to tap their feet, clap their hands, and sing along.

Forty-five songs from 19 nations, scored for piano and voice with guitar chords. Timeless tunes which have inspired people and nations.

This book contains songs loved by many generations. Children and adults who like animals will enjoy singing about a big grizzly bear, "a little brown dog, three little pigs, and many more. Arranged for voice and piano with guitar chords.

This huge collection of traditional and folk tunes includes song catergories such as love songs, songs of the sea, fun songs, train songs, sentimental songs, and songs based on historic events. Written in simple leadsheet format with complete lyrics and chord symbols, this collection is perfect for gatherings around the campfire or as a general sourcebook. Author/compiler Jerry Silverman contributesprogram notes for the more obscure tunes in this exhaustive anthology of American song

This is a great resource for the guitarist interested in blues. Jerry Silverman has picked out 31 all time favorite blues classics. Each songs is presented in two ways: First with the melody line, lyrics and chords and with a written fingerpicking accompaniment part; secondly as a fingerpicking blues guitar solo in notation and tablature.

A historically significant major work containing over 140 songs from 44 countries (417 pages!) in their original languages with singable English translations. Arranged for voice and piano with guitar chords. Historical photos and anecdotal commentary are included.

In this meticulously researched anthology, Jerry Silverman uses the popular music of the World War I (1912-1919) to provide a thorough overview of the political and social milieu of the times as well as a sense of the futility of war. Extensive historical notes and period photographs enhance this collection of 59 songschosen for their musical value as much as for their historical significance. Silvernman writes, There were two parallel streams of songs being created during the course of ''the war to end all wars''-one by the soldiers ''over there'' and theother by songwriters ''over here''. Tin Pan Alley titles include: It''s a Long Way to Tipperary, ''Til the Boys Come Home (Keep the Home Fires Burning), I Don''t Want to War, I Didn''t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier, I''ve Got the Army Blues, Hello Central-Give Me France, Over There, Oh! How to Get Up in the Morning,and How Ya Gonna Keep ''Em Down on the Farm; Tin Hat Alley tunes include: Diggin'', Deep-Sea Blues, When I Lay Down, The Passing Pilot and Hinky Dinky, Parley-voo. Each song is shown in piano/vocal format with accompaniment chord symbols. Many of the soldiers'' songs appear in print here for the first time

Provides a history of the music and lyrics of a dozen Civil War songs, describing the circumstances under which they were created and performed.

The selection of songs was designed to give players a repertoire of the most common played tunes, as well as examples of the most commonly used techniques. The GUITAR collection contains a classic Bill Monroe tune Big Mon and 24 traditional tunes, ranging from Arkansas Traveler, Turkey in the Straw, Old Joe Clark, Sailor''s Hornpipe, and Sally Goodin, to the less familiar Whiskey Before Breakfast and others. The book also contains a CD with each song recorded in a such a way that you can pan to hear the lead instrument alone, the backing track alone, or the two combined.

A comprehensive and historically significant song collection, this massive volume captures the hopes and tragedy of the Civil War era. Songs are grouped into the following categories: The Union, The Confederacy, Lincoln, Universal Sentiments, Soldiers Songs, Battles, Negro Spirituals & Abolitionist Songs, The Lighter Side, and Post Bellum. A special feature of this text is the inclusion of authentic formal and informal portraits, plus depicting military encampment of the aftermath of the battle. Arranged for voice with piano accompaniment and guitar chords.

Fifty-eight songs in transliterated Yiddish and singable English. Reflects the joys and sorrows of the Jewish people. for voice and piano, with guitar chords.

Created with both children and parents in mind, this collection offers songs that children can sing to their parents, songs that parents can sing to their children, and songs that parents and children can sing together. the musical arrangements are simple, and the keys are user friendly. Includes melody line, lyrics, and suggested guitar chords.

A deluxe, comprehensive collection of 103 school and camp favorites. Contains patriotic songs, campfire songs, hiking songs, and even fun songs for use on buses. Includes melody line, lyrics, and guitar chords.

A large collection of songs pertaining to peace and friendship that can be used throughout the year. Includes Let Us Break Bread Together, Free at Last, Oh, Freedom, Ode to Joy, Bread and Roses, and more. Arranged for voice and piano with guitar chords.

Eighty-six Scottish songs in three categories: traditional ballads, the Jacobite Rebellions, Songs of Robert Burns and Republican Broadsides. the songs in this collection, in some small way, tell the history of the Scottish people. Includes melody line, lyrics, guitar chords and historical content.

A varied cast of characters can be found in this collection. for voice and piano with guitar chords.

An authoritative yet easy-to-understand method that teaches various strum patterns and song accompaniment styles.

This book presents 53 vibrant, passionate songs transliterated from Russian and Hungarian to singable English. You''ll dance! You''ll weep! for voice and piano in guitar-friendly keys with suggested guitar chords. Illustrated with period photographs and artwork. Standard notation.