Perry Como

Perry Como
Author: Malcolm Macfarlane
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476600244

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Perry Como put aside his career as a barber to become one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and also one of the first multimedia stars. His record sales exceeded 100 million. In 1948, Como was the first popular singer to cross over to television and The Perry Como Show became the benchmark for a broadcast music and variety show. Como's career illuminates developments in the music and television business in the middle of the last century. This biography features 73 photographs, a complete discography, a listing of all television appearances, and a year by year chronology of Perry Como's life from 1912 to 2001.

Lyrics and How They Inspire Me

Lyrics and How They Inspire Me
Author: Nathan Catchpole
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2011-11-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1465308024

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For as long as author Nathan Catchpole could remember, he has always loved music. In fact, he loved it so much that he started writing lyrics when he was just twelve years old. He has written over a thousand songs since then. In his book, he reveals Lyrics and How They Inspire Me. He first heard music when he was only three years old, although he couldnt understand what the singers were singing about. He only knew that he liked what he was hearing and years later, music would become a central part of his life. In Lyrics and How They Inspire Me, Catchpole shares his favorite singers and the songs that inspired him. He gives brief biographies of each along with their discographies and points out the particular lyrics that moved him to create his own. An entertaining at the same time informative book, Lyrics and How They Inspire Me provides readers insight on singers lives, their hits and misses, and the impact they had on their fans.

Television Specials

Television Specials
Author: Vincent Terrace
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2013-07-03
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786474440

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This is a complete revision of the author's 1993 McFarland book Television Specials that not only updates entries contained within that edition, but adds numerous programs not previously covered, including beauty pageants, parades, awards programs, Broadway and opera adaptations, musicals produced especially for television, holiday specials (e.g., Christmas and New Year's Eve), the early 1936-1947 experimental specials, honors specials. In short, this is a reference work to 5,336 programs--the most complete source for television specials ever published.

Having a Wonderful Christmas Time Film Guide

Having a Wonderful Christmas Time Film Guide
Author: Terry Rowan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-04-27
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1312140453

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A comprehensive Holiday look at the films that are the joyful part of the year and our lives. The story of the film people who bring you joy during the holiday season. Plus many other Christmas traditions, customs, decorative ideas, and other tales as well as facts from this festive time! Plus a Christmas Media Trivia Quiz.

Perry Como

Perry Como
Author: Perry Como
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 195?
Genre: Singers
ISBN:

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All of Me

All of Me
Author: Jos Willems
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2006-04-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1461656222

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Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong was not only jazz's greatest musician and innovator, but also arguably its most famous entertainer and the frontal figure in the development of contemporary popular music. Overcoming social and political obstacles, he created a long and impressive career and an enormous musical output. Now, his ground breaking musical career is amassed and detailed in this discography of all his works, from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recordings. All of Me is a comprehensive, chronological discography born out of love and admiration for Louis Armstrong, and devotion to years of collecting his musical accomplishments. Author Jos Willems has meticulously compiled all of Satchmo's known recordings_both studio and live performances_and with assistance from internationally renowned specialists, has assembled an impressively detailed, accurate, and complete listing. This volume is superbly formatted and presented, logically organized, and thoroughly indexed by song title and individual. Researchers, collectors, and enthusiasts can easily look up any detail of a recording: issues and releases of particular songs; publishing companies; producers; catalog numbers; dates, times, and locations of recordings; musicians Armstrong played with; and format, be it 78 or 45 RPM records, LPs, CDs, or media appearances. Every detail of Armstrong's career is listed in this impressive volume, shedding light on the enormity of his impact on jazz and popular culture. This is the ultimate reference guide for the complete works of Louis Armstrong.

Perry Como

Perry Como
Author: Diane Paterson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2019-11-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781711668246

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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como, born on May 18th, 1912, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., just outside of Pittsburgh, was a singer, actor and TV personality. During his career spanning over half a century Perry recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label during 1943. Nicknamed 'Mr. C.', Como sold many millions of records, having pioneered a weekly musical variety TV show, which along with seasonal specials was broadcast throughout the world. Perry's life was summed up as: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all," within the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial.

Roadkill on the Three-chord Highway

Roadkill on the Three-chord Highway
Author: Colin Escott
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002
Genre: Popular music
ISBN: 9780415937825

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First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.