Before television, radio was the sole source of simultaneous mass entertainment in America. The medium served as launching pad for the careers of countless future stars of stage and screen. Singers and conductors became legends by offering musical entertainment directly to Americans in their homes, vehicles, and places of work and play. This volume presents biographies of 24 renowned performers who spent a significant portion of their careers in front of a radio microphone. Profiles of individuals like Steve Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Crosby, Johnny Desmond, Jo Stafford, and Percy Faith,…mehr
Before television, radio was the sole source of simultaneous mass entertainment in America. The medium served as launching pad for the careers of countless future stars of stage and screen. Singers and conductors became legends by offering musical entertainment directly to Americans in their homes, vehicles, and places of work and play. This volume presents biographies of 24 renowned performers who spent a significant portion of their careers in front of a radio microphone. Profiles of individuals like Steve Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Crosby, Johnny Desmond, Jo Stafford, and Percy Faith, along with groups such as the Ink Spots and the King's Men, reveal the private lives behind the public personas and bring to life the icons and ambiance of a bygone era.
Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prelude: Real-Life Stories Set to Music 1. STEVE ALLEN Bigger Than a Breadbox 2. HOWARD BARLOW The Vitamin of the Soul 3. JACK BERCH The Cheerful Little Earful 4. ARCHIE BLEYER A Musician's Musician 5. ROSEMARY CLOONEY Girl Singer 6. BOB CROSBY The Front Man 7. JAN DAVIS The Pride of Pine Bluff 8. JOHNNY DESMOND The Creamer 9. MORTON DOWNEY The Irish Nightingale 10. PERCY FAITH With Strings Attached 11. RED FOLEY No Trouble I See 12. WILBUR HATCH Company Man 13. JEROME HINES America's Basso 14. THE INK SPOTS High Tenor & Talking Bass 15. THE KING'S MEN A Little Musical Relief 16. ROBERT Q. LEWIS The Comeback Kid 17. VINCENT LOPEZ The Piano Kid 18. SMILIN' ED MCCONNELL Katty Wampus Superdoo 19. VAUGHN MONROE Old Leather Tonsils 20. LANNY ROSS Troubadour of the Moon 21. JACK SMITH A Smile in His Voice 22. JO STAFFORD G.I. Jo 23. MARTHA TILTON Sweetheart of Swing 24. HELEN TRAUBEL A Different Drummer Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prelude: Real-Life Stories Set to Music 1. STEVE ALLEN Bigger Than a Breadbox 2. HOWARD BARLOW The Vitamin of the Soul 3. JACK BERCH The Cheerful Little Earful 4. ARCHIE BLEYER A Musician's Musician 5. ROSEMARY CLOONEY Girl Singer 6. BOB CROSBY The Front Man 7. JAN DAVIS The Pride of Pine Bluff 8. JOHNNY DESMOND The Creamer 9. MORTON DOWNEY The Irish Nightingale 10. PERCY FAITH With Strings Attached 11. RED FOLEY No Trouble I See 12. WILBUR HATCH Company Man 13. JEROME HINES America's Basso 14. THE INK SPOTS High Tenor & Talking Bass 15. THE KING'S MEN A Little Musical Relief 16. ROBERT Q. LEWIS The Comeback Kid 17. VINCENT LOPEZ The Piano Kid 18. SMILIN' ED MCCONNELL Katty Wampus Superdoo 19. VAUGHN MONROE Old Leather Tonsils 20. LANNY ROSS Troubadour of the Moon 21. JACK SMITH A Smile in His Voice 22. JO STAFFORD G.I. Jo 23. MARTHA TILTON Sweetheart of Swing 24. HELEN TRAUBEL A Different Drummer Notes Bibliography Index
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