The rise of the crooners : Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin, and Rudy Vallee
- Title
- The rise of the crooners : Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin, and Rudy Vallee / by Michael Pitts and Frank Hoffmann, with the assistance of Dick Carty and Jim Bedoian ; introduction by Ian Whitcomb.
- Published by
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.
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- Description
- ix, 321 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. In the introduction Ian Whitcomb, a successful popular music vocalist for almost forty years, provides a personal perspective on this phenomena. In addition, the lives and careers of six pioneers of the style - Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin, and Rudy Vallee - are covered at length.
- With the exception of the entry devoted to Crosby, possibly the greatest entertainer of the past century, the biographies (appended by lengthy bibliographies and discographies) are more thorough and up-to-date than any treatment in print about these seminal artists."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series statement
- Studies and documentation in the history of popular entertainment ; no. 2
- Uniform title
- Studies and documentation in the history of popular entertainment ; no. 2.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction : The coming of the crooners / by Ian Whitcomb -- Gene Austin -- Russ Columbo -- Bing Crosby -- Nick Lucas -- Johnny Marvin -- Rudy Vallee.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes discography (p. 217-294), filmography (p. 295-301), bibliographical references (p. 303-308), and index.