Overview

With a voice as smooth as a Charlie Parker alto saxophone solo, Boston broadcasting icon Ron Della Chiesa has brought music and musical legends alive for over thirty-five years. These are the inside stories of Della Chiesa's career in radio. Discover Boston's vibrant music scene as only Ron can tell it: through his interviews with everyone from opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, to jazz artists Dizzy Gillespie and Dave McKenna, beloved song legends Rosemary Clooney and Bobby Short, composers David Raksin and Andre Previn, the brilliant raconteur Jean Shepherd, to his close friend, musical legend Tony Bennett.

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Author:   Ron Della Chiesa
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780205252701

ISBN 10:   0205252702
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Chapter One: Radio Kid Chapter Two: Finding My Voice Chapter Three: Steppin' Out Chapter Four: Nice Work If You Can Get It Chapter Five: A World of Joyce Chapter Six: I Miss You in the Afternoon Chapter Seven: Fly Me to the Moon Profiles I. The World of Opera 1. Luciano Pavarotti, King of the High C's 2. The Incomparable: Placido Domingo 3. Carlo Bergonzi: Viva Verdi! 4. James McCracken: Esultate! 5. Ben Heppner: Hip Heldentenor 6. Marcello Giordani: La Dolce Vita 7. Norman Kelley: Knew Them All! 8. Richard Cassilly and Patricia Craig: The Opera Couple 9. Jose Van Dam, the Singing Actor 10. Robert Merrill, Star Spangled Baritone 11. Jerome Hines, Devils and Demons 12. Eleanor Steber: West Virginia Diva 13. Eileen Farrell, The Feisty Soprano 14. Aprile Millo: After the Golden Age II. All That Jazz 1. The Diz: Dizzy Gillespie 2. Benny Carter: Gentleman Ben 3. Jacquet's Got It: Illinois Jacquet 4. Stan Getz: Hot, Cool, and Swinging 5. Super Drummer: Buddy Rich 6. The Irascible Joe Venuti 7. A Lifetime of Swing: Lionel Hampton 8. Boston's Own: Ruby Braff 9. George Shearing: It's Shearing You're Hearing! 10. Three Handed Swing: Dave McKenna 11. Dick Spider Johnson 12. Joe Williams: Boss of the Blues III. The Great American Songbook 1.Tony Bennett: The John Singer Sargent of Singers 2. Bobby Short: The Embodiment of Elegance 3. Frank Sinatra, Jr.: His Own Way 4. John Pizzarelli: Style's Back in Style 5. Mel Torme: Don't Call Me the Velvet Fog! 6. Nancy Wilson: The Thrush of Columbus: 7. Rosemary Clooney: Blue Rose 8. Sammy Cahn: A Song's Best Friend IV. Conductors and Composers 1. Arturo Toscanini, The Maestro 2. Gunther Schuller: Where the Word Ends 3. Harry Ellis Dickson: Wild About Harry! 4. David Raksin: Grandfather of Film Music 5. Andre Previn: Musical Wunderkind V. Comics, Actors, and Everybody Else 1.Jean Shepherd, A Voice in the Night 2.Mort Sahl: If You're For It, I'm Against It 3.The Importance of Being Ernest: Ernest Borgnine 4. Chuck Jones: What's Up, Doc? 5. Robert B. Parker: Dean of American Crime Fiction

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