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The rise of the crooners : Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin, and Rudy Vallee / by Michael Pitts and Frank Hoffmann, with the assistance of Dick Carty and Jim Bedoian ; introduction by Ian Whitcomb.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML400 .P64 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pitts, Michael R.
- Series:
- Studies and documentation in the history of popular entertainment ; no. 2.
- Studies and documentation in the history of popular entertainment ; no. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Singers--United States--Biography.
- Singers.
- United States.
- Popular music--United States--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style-Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas-are covered at length.
- Contents:
- Introduction : The coming of the crooners / by Ian Whitcomb
- Gene Austin
- Russ Columbo
- Bing Crosby
- Nick Lucas
- Johnny Marvin
- Rudy Vallee.
- Notes:
- Includes discography (pages 217-294), filmography (pages 295-301), bibliographical references (pages 303-308), and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810840812
- OCLC:
- 46976469
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