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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade ReviewIn The Rise of the Crooner, music historian Michael R. Pitts and Drank W. Hoffmann...are ably assisted by Dick Carty and Jim Bedoian to present an articulate, scholarly, informative, and engaging historical treatise surveying the trends, fads, events, and personalities that created this popular form of American music and its lasting impact on popular American culture... The Rise of the Crooners...[is] an enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal, professional, academic, or community library American music history collection. * Wisconsin Bookshelf *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Editor's Foreword by Anthony Slide Chapter 3 Introduction: The Coming of the Crooner by Ian Whitcomb Chapter 4 1 Gene Austin Chapter 5 2 Russ Columbo Chapter 6 3 Bing Crosby Chapter 7 4 Nick Lucas Chapter 8 5 Johnny Marvin Chapter 9 6 Rudy Vallee Chapter 10 Discography Chapter 11 Filmography Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Index Chapter 14 About the Authors
