Jule Styne and His Many Lyricists Distant Melody (2020)

It is said that Jule Styne published over 1500 songs in his lifetime a staggering number that spans decades and includes dozens of collaborators Beginning with Sammy Cahn in the 1940s his lyricists would include names like Betty Comden Adolph Green Leo Robin Bob Merrill and Stephen Sondheim Styne wrote some of our most famous songs and classic Broadway hits with a multitude of lesserknown work along the way The lasting power of star vehicles like Gypsy and Funny Girl has remained throughout every sea change of cultural mood and sentiment