The great American popular singers / Henry Pleasants.
| Author/creator | Pleasants, Henry |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon and Schuster, [1974] |
| Description | 384 pages : portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The art of the American popular singer -- Al Jolson -- Bessie Smith -- Ethel Waters -- Louis Armstrong -- Jimmie Rodgers -- Bing Crosby -- Mildred Bailey -- Billie Holiday -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Frank Sinatra -- Mahalia Jackson -- Nat King Cole -- Hank Williams -- Ray Charles -- Elvis Presley -- Judy Garland -- Johnny Cash -- B.B. King -- Aretha Franklin -- Ethel Merman -- Peggy Lee -- Barbra Streisand. |
| Abstract | From Jolson to Streisand, here are the singers whose artistry, innovative styles and sheer vocal accomplishments have made American popular song uniquely what it is - the true people's music of the Western world. The author shows us through the lives, careers and evaluation of their music why singers as different as Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley and over a dozen others are closer to the tradition of bel canto than are all but a very few classical singers. |
| Local note | Little-94460 - $11.95 |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 73016878 |
| ISBN | 0671216813 |
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