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Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record

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Perry Como put aside his career as a barber to become one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and also one of the first multimedia stars. His record sales exceeded 100 million. In 1948, Como was the first popular singer to cross 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 in the middle of the last century. This biography features 73 photographs, a complete discography, a listing of all television appearances, and a year by year chronology of Perry Como's life from 1912 to 2001.

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ISBN-13:	9781476600246
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/07/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	310
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Malcolm Macfarlane is also the author of Bing Crosby: Day By Day and is editor of Bing, the journal of the International Crosby Circle. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom. Ken Crossland is the author of The Man Who Would Be Bing: the Life Story of Michael Holliday. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom.
Malcolm Macfarlane is also the author of Bing Crosby: Day By Day and is editor of Bing, the journal of the International Crosby Circle. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom.
Ken Crossland is the author of The Man Who Would Be Bing: the Life Story of Michael Holliday. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michael Feinstein
Introduction

1. The Barber Business
2. Beat the Band—The Ted Weems Years
3. Till the End of Time
4. Hollywood and Bust
5. The Supper Club
6. First Contact
7. Hoop-Dee-Doing It
8. Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
9. Old Silver Throat
10. Catch a Falling Star
11. Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall
12. The Scene Changes
13. It’s Impossible
14. The Barber Comes to Town
15. Charisma in Slow Motion
16. Final Curtain
17      You Are Never Far Away from Me

Appendix A: Perry Como on Record
Appendix B: Perry Como on Television, 1948–1995
Appendix C: Perry Como Year by Year
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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