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The wonderful era of the great dance bands / by Leo Walker.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Leo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dance orchestras--United States.
- Dance orchestras.
- United States.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Ragan, David (autograph) (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 315 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Great dance bands.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : Howell-North Books, 1964.
- Summary:
- The story of the "big band" era in America, told by a man who was part of it. Profusely illustrated.
- Contents:
- The formative years
- After the Depression came prosperity
- World War II and the postwar boom period
- The decline of the 'fifties
- Records
- Radio built bands but television had little need for them
- Personal appearances and where they made them
- The movies discovered them too!
- Agencies built bands and then forgot them
- Publicity was where you found it
- The road trips were rugged!
- The vocalists made their contribution.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has ms. note "David Ragan" on front flyleaf.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Walker, Leo. Wonderful era of the great dance bands.
- OCLC:
- 2501066
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