The Land Where the Good Songs Go
Dear old songs forgotten too soon—
They had their day, and then we threw them away;
So off to a happier home they flew,
Where they're always loved and they're always new...
This great P.G. Wodehouse/Jerome Kern song is a perfect metaphor for this website and can be purchased here. Many other songs by this duo are featured in the innovative musical Oh Boy!, first staged in 1917 and recently produced here in Chicago at City Lit Theater. Sheet Music Back In Print prepared new editions of almost all of the music that was then arranged by musical director Kingsley Day. For links to the titles in our site from Oh Boy!, click here. And be sure to visit our latest additions page if you haven't visited us in a while.
Editor-in-Chief Francis Lynch explains the concept behind our website in this video by Burlingham Productions: