Tony Danza

I'm an American songbook guy, though I've got eclectic tastes. I really love the American songbook. I've taken up the ukulele, and so you can play 'Five Foot Two' and Hawaiian music, but you can also do some of the great tunes, like 'You Go to My Head,' 'I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry,' 'Taking a Chance on Love.

American Actor

Mika

As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my roo;, it was like putting myself in a trance, and making myself feel good about things, almost like a private ceremony of begging people to like you.

British Musician

Shawn Amos

From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their wake the songbook and sound for their career. It's the musical trough from which nearly every musician drinks.

American Musician

Anat Cohen

My initial training was on the keyboard - mainly the great American songbook. In junior high, during the day, I was a classical clarinetist, but after school, I played New Orleans jazz and big-band music.

Sarah Lancashire

I love swing, jazz, blues, standards. I love the American songbook, Gershwin, Berlin. It's all that. So I'm born in the wrong era and I just don't fit into the 21st century at all.

British Actress

Annaleigh Ashford

Donna Summer was one of the strongest female singers in pop music. She was very underrated as a vocalist and a writer, and her songbook is just outrageous.

American Actress

Chris Thile

Presenting the American songbook as a living, breathing entity that's expanding all the time is very important.

David Friedman

I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent.

Barry Manilow

My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.

Ashley Judd

I've always been crazy for the American songbook.

Understand that songbooks can cater to specific music genres, which influences their style and language.

Music Genre

Songbooks are often used as educational tools to help learn singing or a musical instrument.

Learning Aid

Songbooks can reflect cultural or religious traditions, offering insights into specific communities.

Cultural Insights

An artist's songbook represents their signature style and contribution to music, showcasing their talent.

Artist Recognition

A songbook in this context may show the evolution of an artist's or composer's work over time.