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Nothing brings back the magic & romance of an era like the American swing bands of the thirties & forties -- Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey. This book tells the stories of the most famous bands & of the bands that never became so famous. It captures the glamour & excitement of their music, & chronicles the trials & difficulties of the musicians' lives on the road, traveling all over America. It brings alive those years when band leaders & featured soloists were the idols of their day, playing rich & powerful sounds that are as inspiring on record today as when they brought audiences to their feet in live performance. Photos.
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Ean Wood also wrote Dietrich: A Biography, Isadora Duncan, George Gershwin: His Life & Music, and The Josephine Baker Story.
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- PublisherSanctuary Pub. Ltd.
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0788190385
- ISBN 13 9780788190384
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages264
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London: Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. 1996, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0788190385
ISBN 13: 9780788190384
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Statement of Printing. No Statement of Printing. VG+ in pictorial boards. No dj, apparently as issued. 264 pages, indexed. With 16 pages of b&w photos. Seller Inventory # 002211
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