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A Revealing Memoir
now including a bonus audio song!
Gentle Peace: Songs For Survival
(PineTree Press, 2023)
Roger Lee Hall has worked for over 50 years
writing about
vintage popular music, film music, folk music, and classical music.
For his extensive research and publications, he has been
honored with listings in various directories, including
the International Who's Who in Music and Who's Who in America.
He is now Director of the Center for American Music Preservation (or CAMP),
which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023.
Also, he is the Managing Editor of Film Music Review,
which also celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Over many decades, he has written about American music and
his work has been published in PineTree Multimedia Editions-- listed here
He has researched and written about
two of the oldest singing traditions in America, both began
in the 18th century and he has included songs for both in his new book:
The American Shakers ("Gentle Words")
The Old Stoughton Musical Society ("Gentle Peace")
In his 8th book in the Memories And Music series,
he writes about songs that had special meaning for him throughout his life.
One of Roger's early songs, "The Soho Serenade,"
was written after his visit to London in 1963,
where he first heard recordings by The Beatles
and was fascinated with the Soho district in London.
Here he is holding a framed copy
of "The Soho Serenade" 45 RPM record
He also wrote a song, "Lovely One,"
for his wife
and based it on the melody of her favorite classical work --
Debussy's "Clair de Lune"
Besides being a composer, he is also a poet.
He wrote a series of haiku poems for each season of the year.
Six of them
were set to music
and premiered at Rutgers University in 1970.
These six songs are included
on the accompanying CD, "Gentle Peace" (see below).
In his book there is a list of his many radio guest appearances
where he produced tributes to popular songwriters
like Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Johnny Mercer
and
film composers too, like Bernard Herrmann and John Williams.
He also announced his annual Sammy Film Music Awards
as a guest on on "Music America" on WGBH radio.
These are the 20 songs discussed in Roger's book:
+ = songs with words or music by the author
1. “You Belong To Me” (1952)
2. “Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning” (1954)
3. “Shake, Rattle And Roll” (1956)
4. +“Sleep Walk” (1959)
5. +“Dream World” (1961)
6. +“The Soho Serenade” (1964)
7. “The Shadow Of Your Smile” (1965)
8. +“So Far Away” (1965)
9. “The Look Of Love” (1967)
10. +“Lovely One” (1967)
11. -16. +"Six Haiku Songs" (1970)
17. +“Gentle Words” (1976)
18. +“Simple Gifts” (1987)
19. +“The Dark Night Is Ending” (1988)
20. +“Gentle Peace” (1990)
This memoir book contains
over 100 b&w and color illustrations
including sheet music for some of his songs
and is available exclusively here and nowhere else.
The PDF book will be sent directly to you by email attachment,
with no extra shipping charge and no delay in mail delivery.
To order your copy of this PDF book,
and also receive the bonus audio of his "Gentle Peace" song,
click on the "Add To Cart" button below,
for the price of only $12.95
payable by credit card to PineTree Productions,
owner of PineTree Press,
through Safe and Secure PayPal --
After you have made your payment,
to receive your copy of the PDF book and bonus song audio
sent directly to you,
send your email address to:
This AMRC CD with the author's music is available separately -- click here
Listen to the author talk about his music career...
You can listen to how Roger Hall's career developed from high school onward, and how he became an American Music Preservationist.
Click on any of these links to listen to the podcast
with James Gardner on "Your History - Your Story" (YHYS):Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-history-your-story/id1535889414?i=1000611257078Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mS6z5JjFwUapMnp3jk5XJ?si=lYjF4XNiT7iHmZmD7qCF9wYou Tube
https://youtu.be/aPlzapgMVkM
Support YHYS Podcast & become a patron!
See his other seven volumes all based on song titles in the Memories And Music (MAM) series:
Vol. 3: "Peace'Lovin' Blues": Raised On Rock n' Roll
Vol. 4: "Dream World" - Songs, Poems, Stories
Vol. 5: "Following The Stars"
In his early childhood he was a fan of cowboy films and especially Hopalong Cassidy, who he met in New York in 1950 while at a photo shoot for a magazine.
Years later he wrote a book about his cowboy hero:"Following the Stars" -
Music and Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
Vol. 6: "Search Thou My Heart": A Musical Life
Vol. 7: "Crazy Rhythm": Memories of Oheka Castle
and Eastern Military Academy
Read about his many publications
as an American Music Preservationist -- click here
As a member of ASCAP,
he has written both pop songs
and classical works.His music is exclusively published
by PineTree Music.
To see the list of his compositions -- click here
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