The Invisible Lyrics Man
By Tony Scherman

Andy Razaf’s turn on Tin Pan Alley transformed America’s songbook, yet ask someone about him today and the answer might be “Andy Who?”

The Madness of Buddy Bolden
By Ned Sublette

What caused jazz music to lose an early genius? A fresh inquiry into an old story yields a new theory.

Offstage and Off Guard
 

A sampling of photos from two treasured archives gives a glimpse of the candid side of American song.