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9780810840812

The Rise of the Crooners Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin and Rudy Vallee

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810840812

  • ISBN10:

    0810840812

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-12-22
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Summary

The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style-Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas-are covered at length.

Author Biography

Frank Hoffmann is a professor of library science at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Editor's Forewordp. ix
Introduction: The Coming of the Croonersp. 1
Gene Austinp. 51
Russ Columbop. 85
Bing Crosbyp. 97
Nick Lucasp. 131
Johnny Marvinp. 159
Rudy Valleep. 185
Discographyp. 217
Filmographyp. 295
Bibliographyp. 303
Indexp. 309
About the Authorsp. 321
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