Radio my way : featuring celebrity profiles from jazz, opera, the American songbook and more / by Ron Della Chiesa ; with Erica Ferencik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Della Chiesa, Ron.

Contributor:

Ferencik, Erica.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Della Chiesa, Ron.

Radio broadcasters--United States--Biography.

Radio broadcasters.

Radio and music.

United States.

Radio and music--United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Pearson, [2012]

Summary:

With a voice as smooth as a Charlie Parker alto saxophone solo, Boston broadcasting icon Ron Della Chiesa has brought music and musical legends alive for over thirty-five years. These are the inside stories of Della Chiesa's career in radio. Discover Boston's vibrant music scene as only Ron can tell it: through his interviews with everyone from opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, to jazz artists Dizzy Gillespie and Dave McKenna, beloved song legends Rosemary Clooney and Bobby Short, composers David Raksin and Andre Previn, the brilliant raconteur Jean Shepherd, to his close friend, musical legend Tony Bennett.

Contents:

Radio kid

Finding my voice

Steppin' out

Nice work if you can get it

A world of Joyce

I miss you in the afternoon

Fly me to the moon

Profiles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780205190782

0205190782

OCLC:

746316069