A collection of interviews chronicles the lives of some of the principal participants in and successors to the Big Band Era

The Best Damn Trumpet Player: Memories of the Big Band Era and Beyond

Grudens, Richard

Biographies & Memoirs

Celebrity Profiles Inc

The best account of the great vocalists of our lifetime published in 25 years.

The Song Stars: The Ladies Who Sang With the Bands and Beyond

Arts & Photography

Music

The best account of the great male vocalists of our lifetime published in 25 years.

The Music Men: The Guys Who Sang With the Bands and Beyond

Humor & Entertainment

The final companion of three previous books by the author devoted to the big-band era.

Jukebox Saturday Night: More Memories of the Big Band Ear and Beyond

This is the story of the little girl with the great voice who sang out to America with the Big Bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey and sang shoulder-to-shoulder with Frank Sinatra, who both won the title "The Best Boy and Girl Singer of the Era."

Snootie Little Cutie: The Connie Haines Story

Arts & Literature

Pine Hill Pr

Jerry Vales wondrous story of his beginnings in the Bronx to his legendary Carnegie Hall concerts.

Jerry Vale: A Singer's Life

A heartfelt tribute to Bob Hope, America's most famous citizen and beloved comedian. Bob Hope lives upon the pages that traces his career from vaudeville stages, on radio, in television and films,(those infamous Bing Crosby/Bob Hope seven "Road" films) right through his unselfish USO performances before servicemen and women from World War II through Desert Storm. With a foreword by his friend Jane Russell, who appeared with him in "The Paleface" where he sang "Buttons &amp; Bows," there are over 125 terrific photos, including some never befoe published. There are 21 famous friends who have lent their feelings in their own words about Bob Hope inclulding Rhonda Fleming, Connie Haines, Ann Jillian, Kathryn Crosby, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Patty Andrews, Shirley Jones, Sid Caesar and others. This is the book Bob Hope fans have been waiting for for 20 years.

The Spirit of Bob Hope: One Hundred Years - One Million Laughs

Here is the quintessential Bing Crosby tribute from the pen of author and music historian, Richard Grudens, documenting the story of Crosby's colourful life, family, radio and television shows, and films; the amazing success story of a career that pioneered popular music spanning generations and inspiring many followers: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher, Pat Boone, Elvis Presley and Billy Eckstine, all of whom acknowledge their debt right between the covers of this book. An inspirational introduction by his lovely wife, Kathryn Grant Crosby, is followed by endearing, anecdotal accounts of those ubiquitous 'Road' films with Bob Hope, and detailed personal testimonials from show business icons in their own words. A 'must read' for Crosby fans, collectors, admirers, music lovers, and everyone who cherishes the music and anecdotes of the players involved in the Golden Age of Popular Music.

Bing Crosby-Crooner of the Century

A must read for the countless Glenn Miller Orchestra fans who still cherish his music. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Glen Miller's life and the 60th anniversary of his disappearance over the English Channel in late 1944, this is the tribute book which Glenn Miller fans all over the world have been waiting for, a compendium of authentic stories, interviews, over 150 photographs and features illustrating the life and times of the most popular musical organisation in American show business history, spread out under a shower of stars tracing the career of legendary bandleader, arranger and slide trombonist, Alton Glenn Miller, and placing to rest, once and for all, the truth about his mysterious loss during World War II.

Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra

Celebrity Profiles Publishing

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