The Show Won't Go On
The Show Won't Go On

Author: Jeff Abraham

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1641602201

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There has never been a show business book quite like The Show Won't Go On, the first comprehensive study of a bizarre phenomenon: performers who died onstage. The Show Won't Go On covers almost every genre of entertainment, and is full of unearthed anecdotes, exclusive interviews, colorful characters, and ironic twists. With dozens of heart-stopping stories, it's the perfect book to dip into on any page.

The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters

Author: H. Arlo Nimmo

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2007-05-01

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 0786432608

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The Andrews Sisters, the legendary singing trio of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are the most successful female singing group in history and were the world's top selling group until the Beatles arrived. Of the 605 songs they recorded, 113 charted. They also made 18 movies, appeared regularly on radio and television, and entertained three generations of GIs. Based on extensive research, unpublished letters, and interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, this book documents not only the lives and work of the Andrews Sisters but also the popular culture spanned by their long careers. The book contains a complete discography of their released, unreleased, and solo recordings, including recording dates, record numbers, and accompaniment. Also included are a filmography and documentation of their radio and television appearances.

Doubleheaders
Doubleheaders

Author: Charlie Bevis

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0786457554

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Award-winning author Charlie Bevis explores the long history of the major league doubleheader from its beginnings in the late 19th century up to the present day. Emphasizing its significance within baseball and popular culture, Bevis describes the twin bill's role in holiday celebrations, its one-time identity as Sunday sporting event, and the part it played in baseball's survival during the Depression and World War Two.

Joy In Mudville
Joy In Mudville

Author: Dick Schaap

Publisher: Main Street Books

Published: 2011-04-20

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 0307786099

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A comic lineup of stories, essays, cartoons, and more, from Lardner and Runyon to Philip Roth, Charles Addams to Charles Schulz, plus dozens of other funny fans. "The best baseball book of the season." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review. B & W photographs and illustrations throughout.

American Popular Music and Its Business
American Popular Music and Its Business

Author: the late Russell Sanjek

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1988-07-28

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 0190243295

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Volume two concentrates exclusively on music activity in the United States in the nineteenth century. Among the topics discussed are how changing technology affected the printing of music, the development of sheet music publishing, the growth of the American musical theater, popular religious music, black music (including spirituals and ragtime), music during the Civil War, and finally "music in the era of monopoly," including such subjects as copyright, changing technology and distribution, invention of the phonograph, copyright revision, and the establishment of Tin Pan Alley.

The Encyclopedia of American Music
The Encyclopedia of American Music

Author: Edward Jablonski

Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13:

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This reference presents short introductory essays to major periods of American music. It also lists 1200 entries on the lives and works of musicians and composers from each period.