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Release : 1997
Genre : Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Book Synopsis Betty Goes to Bandstand by :
Download or read book Betty Goes to Bandstand written by . This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns Bunny (Kathleen Elizabeth) Gibson, a television personality on the American Bandstand show in Philadelphia, ca. 1957 to 1963.
Author : Chris Wong
Release : 2024-01-19
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 626/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Journeys to the Bandstand by : Chris Wong
Download or read book Journeys to the Bandstand written by Chris Wong. This book was released on 2024-01-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What I didn’t know [when starting to research and write this book]: I would become full-on, hopelessly obsessed with finding out every arcane detail about the artists gathered in these pages, whether they are living or long gone. Those myriad facts are puzzle pieces that—even though some pieces are missing—form portraits of extraordinary people with a hunger for jazz and other creative artforms, a determination to overcome struggles, and a deep joy for creating profound expression. —Chris Wong, from the Preface and Introduction to Journeys to the Bandstand. Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver chronicles the creative lives and musical journeys of thirty extraordinary artists who have helped shape the jazz scene in the west coast Canadian city, and further afield. Each chapter focuses on one remarkable artist, or a small group of impactful musicians, mostly based in Vancouver (Al Neil, Dave Quarin, Brad Turner, Cory Weeds, Jodi Proznick, Natasha D’Agostino, and others). The book also highlights some American musicians (Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Coleman, and others) who have made an indelible impression on the city’s jazz community. Weaving a first-person perspective—through the author’s experiences hearing the musicians perform and documenting oral history from in-depth interviews—with extensive written and audio-visual history gathered from articles, letters, recordings, films, and more, Journeys to the Bandstand is a compelling collection of long-form portraits. The unique life stories of each subject include challenges—addictions, anxiety and self-doubt, racism, abuse, and other hard realities—and triumphs when they succeeded in making expressive and memorable music. Each individual path forms a complex and fascinating passage—the journey to the bandstand.
Author : Scott O. Jones
Release : 2015-02-05
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 415/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bobby Sox by : Scott O. Jones
Download or read book Bobby Sox written by Scott O. Jones. This book was released on 2015-02-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1950's music sensation, Drew Suede, has a serious problem. Even though his fame is growing, a secret haunts him at every turn. Ignoring the advice of his manager, Drew reaches out to an unsuspecting hero. This is an enjoyable production for theaters of any talent level. With a flexible script and an engaging story, this show can be adapted to many theater types. Production of this show is NOT allowed without a properly executed "Agreement to Produce" on file with the publisher.
Author : Jimmy Buffett
Release : 2000-11-28
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 860/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Pirate Looks at Fifty by : Jimmy Buffett
Download or read book A Pirate Looks at Fifty written by Jimmy Buffett. This book was released on 2000-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the ultimate Jimmy Buffett philosophy on life and how to live it, “like sitting with Buffett at a beachside bar, listening to him spin tales” (Time). “Buffett took his family on a three-week trek around the Caribbean. . . . His colorful travelogue is interspersed with memoirs of his youth and music career—both of which revolve around his continuing search for the perfect fishing spot.”—USA Today For Parrotheads, armchair adventurers, and anyone who appreciates a good yarn and a hearty laugh, here is the ultimate backstage pass. You’ll read the kind of stories Jimmy usually reserves for his closest friends and you'll see a wonderful, wacky life through the eyes of the man who's lived it. Jimmy takes us from the legendary pirate coves of the Florida Keys to the ruins of ancient Cartegena. Along the way, we hear a tale or two of how he got his start in New Orleans, how he discovered his passion for flying planes, and how he almost died in a watery crash in Nantucket harbor. We follow Jimmy to jungle outposts in Costa Rica and on a meandering trip down the Amazon, through hair-raising negotiations with gun-toting customs officials and a three-year-old aspiring co-pilot. And he is the inimitable Jimmy Buffett through it all.
Author : Allen Saddler
Release : 2014-06-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 421/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Bless 'Em All by : Allen Saddler
Download or read book Bless 'Em All written by Allen Saddler. This book was released on 2014-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early years of the Second World War, respectable Maurice and raffish Bernard are two squabbling brothers who – with the help of sixteen-year-old Jimmy and Miss Tcherny, a pretty invoice clerk – run a wholesale bookselling business near St Paul’s. Over the river, in a large house in south London, the residents are doing their best to get on with their lives as the Luftwaffe brings the war to the capital. Bert and Edie Penrose live in the basement; above them, lonely widow Mrs Bennet remembers the last war, her dead husband and her son in Australia. Meanwhile, Bunty, on the middle floor, married to a jealous man with a short fuse, turns tricks in the West End after he cycles off to work. A stunning blonde, she is totally deaf and dumb. Then there’s her neighbour Betty, a faithful but naive young wife at the top of the house. When Maurice, Bernard, Bunty and Betty get together at the dubious Hostess Club in Soho, a sequence of events follows that no one could predict . . .
