songbook

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But it didn’t even have an original score, drawing instead on hits from the songbook of Celine Dion, played with delectable verve by the show’s co-author, Marla Mindelle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Paul McCartney still sells out stadiums and mesmerizes audiences with his charm, charisma and the deepest songbook in pop, but at 83, his voice is more strain than sweetness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Usually at songbook shows, the vocalists are the focus of our attention, with the musicians, even if they are onstage, as they are here, taking a backseat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“Movin’ Out” was part of the American songbook.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

He made Mrs. Little tear from the nursery songbook the page about the “Three Blind Mice, See How They Run.”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White