The Rise of the Crooners: Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin and Rudy Vallee - Studies and Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment - Michael Pitts - Books - Scarecrow Press - 9780810840812 - December 22, 2001
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The Rise of the Crooners: Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin and Rudy Vallee - Studies and Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment

Michael Pitts

The Rise of the Crooners: Gene Austin, Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Nick Lucas, Johnny Marvin and Rudy Vallee - Studies and Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment

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.


312 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 22, 2001
Original release date 2002
ISBN13 9780810840812
Publishers Scarecrow Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 148 × 224 × 26 mm   ·   508 g

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