An edition of Perry Como (2009)

Perry Como

a biography and complete career record

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An edition of Perry Como (2009)

Perry Como

a biography and complete career record

"Perry Como became one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and one of the first multimedia stars. His record sales exceeded 100 million. In 1948, Como crossed 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"--Provided by publisher.

Publish Date
Publisher
McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
300

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Table of Contents

The barber business
Beat the band : The Ted Weems years
Till the end of time
Hollywood and bust
The supper club
First contact
Hoop-dee-doing it
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Old Silver Throat
Catch a falling star
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
The scene changes
It's impossible
The barber comes to town
Charisma in slow motion
Final curtain
You are never far away from me
Appendix A : Perry Como on record
Appendix B : Perry Como on television, 1948-1955
Appendix C : Perry Como year by year.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
782.42164092, B
Library of Congress
ML420.C657 M33 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
300

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23180811M
Internet Archive
perrycomobiograp0000macf
ISBN 13
9780786437016
LCCN
2009009927
OCLC/WorldCat
314840563
Goodreads
6638999

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL13389204W

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