Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Fugitive 1
5. 2. I Have Discovered a Great Kid 10
6. 3. You Can Never Tell Your Finish When You Start 22
7. 4. I Sweat Blood 35
8. 5. At the Devil’s Ball 47
9. 6. Play a Simple Melody 61
10. 7. I Wasn’t Much of a Soldier 74
11. 8. Work for Yourself! 86
12. 9. What Shall I Do? 99
13. 10. Always 111
14. 11. Never Saw the Sun Shining So Bright 125
15. 12. Good God, Another Revue! 138
16. 13. Before They Ask Us to Pay the Bill 150
17. 14. Write Hits Like Irving Berlin 162
18. 15. While the Storm Clouds Gather 177
19. 16. What Is a War Song? 190
20. 17. This Is the Army, Mr. Jones 203
21. 18. To War 218
22. 19. And Back 231
23. 20. There Is America’s Folk Song Writer 242
24. 21. I’ve Never Been in a Tougher Spot 256
25. 22. We’ll Never Get Off the Stage 271
26. 23. A Worried Old Man on the Hill 285
27. 24. What Have You Written Lately? 299
28. Diminuendo and Coda 319
29. Notes 337
30. Acknowledgments 371
31. Credits 375
32. Index 381