{"product_id":"9780991121168","title":"The Coleman Dowell Songbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eColeman Dowell composed most of the songs in this collection between 1942-1962. Although best known as a novelist, Dowell's early career in music spanned two decades, first as a composer for the Dumont Television show \"Once Upon a Tune\", and later as the composer of the musical \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooed Countess\u003c\/em\u003e, based on the novel by Carl Van Vechten. Though the songs were highly praised when the musical opened on Broadway at the Barbizon-Plaza Theater on May 3, 1961, the show folded within a few weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow housed in several archives, including the Fales Library at NYU and the New York Public Library, the songs in this collection are available in print for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Owl Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49988816765168,"sku":"9780991121168","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780991121168_p0.jpg?v=1784254228","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991121168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}