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• catalog abstract "Much has been written about the great songwriters of classic pop--Berlin, Porter, Gershwin, and Sondheim, for instance--but what about the singers who made the music so famous? According to Roy Hemming and David Hajdu, "It is the singers who have given classic pop its life--a life that goes beyond the notes and words on the sheet music. The singer's life infuses the life he or she gives the song and, in turn, the way the song touches on the life of each listener." This Unique and passionately felt point-of-view distinguishes this entertaining sourcebook on American popular music from all others. By exploring the fascinating lives of the singers who created classic pop, we come to understand their influence on the development of one of the most enduring music forms of our century, and its substantial role in America's cultural history from the 1920 to the present day. To give us this inside view of classic pop, the authors have divided Their book into two parts: the first describes the development of classic pop in the 1920s and 1930s; the second covers World War II to the present. The list of unforgettable performers includes Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Lee Wiley, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, Mel Torme, Jo Stafford, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, plus many more. A separate chapter is Devoted to each singer, and features a colorful and revealing biographical profile and critical assessment of the performer. In addition, there are postscripts to the two sections discussing the art and lives of a dozen other distinctive performers. Selective discographies of each singer's most representative recordings on CDs, LPs, and cassettes are also highlighted, along with a listing of movies, documentaries, and other types of programs available on video that Feature or concern the singers--vital information for anyone truly interested in the sound of classic-pop singing.".
• catalog alternative "New listener's guide to the sounds and lives of the top performers and their recordings, movies, and videos".
• catalog contributor b3759004.
• catalog contributor b3759005.
• catalog created "c1991.".
• catalog date "1991".
• catalog date "c1991.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
• catalog description ""Selected discographies and videographies": p. [235]-277.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-285) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction. Exactly what is classic pop? ; The classic-pop singing style ; Choices, limits, and qualifications -- pt. 1. Setting the scene--the first wave : a concise historical overview of classic pop and how it developed in the 1920s and 1930s. Crooners and canaries of the 1920s and 1930s : Al Jolson ; Ethel Waters ; Louis Armstrong ; Helen Morgan ; Rudy Vallee ; Ruth Etting ; Mildred Bailey ; Bing Crosby ; Russ Columbo ; Kate Smith ; Connee Boswell ; Fred Astaire ; Ethel Merman ; Lee Wiley ; Billie Holiday ; Shirley Ross ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Mabel Mercer ; Plus : a not-to-be-forgotten section, including Dick Powell, Buddy Clark, Alice Faye, and Frances Langford -- pt. 2. The changing scene--the second wave : how classic pop changed during and after World War II. Song Stylists of the 1940s and Beyond : Frank Sinatra ; Dinah Shore ; Perry Como ; Judy Garland ; Peggy Lee ; Lena Horne ; Doris Day ; Dick Haymes ; Jo Stafford ; Nat "King" Cole ; Margaret Whiting ; Mel Torme ; Rosemary Clooney ; Vic Damone ; Dinah Washington ; Tony Bennett ; Sylvia Syms ; Barbara Lea ; Barbra Streisand ; Liza Minnelli ; Plus : a not-to-be-forgotten section, including Helen Forrest, Helen O'Connell, Bobby Short, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Andy Williams, Julius Larosa, Teddi King, Nancy Wilson, and Jack Jones -- pt. 3. Selected Discographies and Videographies.".
• catalog description "Much has been written about the great songwriters of classic pop--Berlin, Porter, Gershwin, and Sondheim, for instance--but what about the singers who made the music so famous? According to Roy Hemming and David Hajdu, "It is the singers who have given classic pop its life--a life that goes beyond the notes and words on the sheet music. The singer's life infuses the life he or she gives the song and, in turn, the way the song touches on the life of each listener." This Unique and passionately felt point-of-view distinguishes this entertaining sourcebook on American popular music from all others. By exploring the fascinating lives of the singers who created classic pop, we come to understand their influence on the development of one of the most enduring music forms of our century, and its substantial role in America's cultural history from the 1920 to the present day. ".
• catalog description "Selective discographies of each singer's most representative recordings on CDs, LPs, and cassettes are also highlighted, along with a listing of movies, documentaries, and other types of programs available on video that Feature or concern the singers--vital information for anyone truly interested in the sound of classic-pop singing.".
• catalog description "To give us this inside view of classic pop, the authors have divided Their book into two parts: the first describes the development of classic pop in the 1920s and 1930s; the second covers World War II to the present. The list of unforgettable performers includes Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Lee Wiley, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Lena Horne, Mel Torme, Jo Stafford, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, plus many more. A separate chapter is Devoted to each singer, and features a colorful and revealing biographical profile and critical assessment of the performer. In addition, there are postscripts to the two sections discussing the art and lives of a dozen other distinctive performers. ".
• catalog extent "viii, 295 p. :".
• catalog identifier "1557040729 :".
• catalog isPartOf "The Newmarket discovering great music series book".
• catalog issued "1991".
• catalog issued "c1991.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York, N.Y. : Newmarket Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "782.42164/092/2 B 20".
• catalog subject "ML400 .H43 1991".
• catalog subject "Popular music United States History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "Singers United States Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. Exactly what is classic pop? ; The classic-pop singing style ; Choices, limits, and qualifications -- pt. 1. Setting the scene--the first wave : a concise historical overview of classic pop and how it developed in the 1920s and 1930s. Crooners and canaries of the 1920s and 1930s : Al Jolson ; Ethel Waters ; Louis Armstrong ; Helen Morgan ; Rudy Vallee ; Ruth Etting ; Mildred Bailey ; Bing Crosby ; Russ Columbo ; Kate Smith ; Connee Boswell ; Fred Astaire ; Ethel Merman ; Lee Wiley ; Billie Holiday ; Shirley Ross ; Ella Fitzgerald ; Mabel Mercer ; Plus : a not-to-be-forgotten section, including Dick Powell, Buddy Clark, Alice Faye, and Frances Langford -- pt. 2. The changing scene--the second wave : how classic pop changed during and after World War II. Song Stylists of the 1940s and Beyond : Frank Sinatra ; Dinah Shore ; Perry Como ; Judy Garland ; Peggy Lee ; Lena Horne ; Doris Day ; Dick Haymes ; Jo Stafford ; Nat "King" Cole ; Margaret Whiting ; Mel Torme ; Rosemary Clooney ; Vic Damone ; Dinah Washington ; Tony Bennett ; Sylvia Syms ; Barbara Lea ; Barbra Streisand ; Liza Minnelli ; Plus : a not-to-be-forgotten section, including Helen Forrest, Helen O'Connell, Bobby Short, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Andy Williams, Julius Larosa, Teddi King, Nancy Wilson, and Jack Jones -- pt. 3. Selected Discographies and Videographies.".
• catalog title "Discovering great singers of classic pop : a new listener's guide to the sounds and lives of the top performers and their recordings, movies, and videos / Roy Hemming, David Hajdu.".
• catalog title "New listener's guide to the sounds and lives of the top performers and their recordings, movies, and videos".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "text".