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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780195113891
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195113896
ISBN-13
9780195113891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72465
Product Key Features
Book Title
Frank Sinatra Reader
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Composers & Musicians, General, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-000197
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"This selection of articles is everything one would wish of a celebrationof Sinatra's life as a singer. Here is the familiar rehearsal of the bobby-soxerdays, the near breakdown, the famous comeback, the alleged Mafia conncections,Il Padrone, the professional life of a musical genius."--The FinancialTimes, "The Frank Sinatra Reader provides a wide range of views in essays andexcerpts by Gay Talese, Pete Hamill, Leonard Featuer, Whitney Balliett, RosalindRossell, Harry Connick Jr., and many others."--San Jose Mercury News, "Not just a capsulized and literate history of Frankie, Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, the book also is a compendium of fascinating facts."--Chicago Tribune, "Make way for Frank Sinatra, who just turned 80 years old.... [One] of thebest new [books is] The Frank Sinatra Reader, a collection of essays by literatilike Pete Hamill, Gene Lees, and Whitney Balliett.... In an era intoxicated withdiversity and separatism, Frank Sinatra may well be the last entertainer onearth that everybody likes."--The Wall Street Journal, "A lively collection of magazine articles and book excerpts by musiccritics and journalists that spans Sinatra's half-century-long career. Thecontents range from 1940s New Yorker and New Republic articles recounting theearly, bobby-soxer days to critic Will Friedwald's program notes to a July 1995all-star tribute at Carnegie Hall."--Booklist, "A lively collection of magazine articles and book excerpts by music critics and journalists that spans Sinatra's half-century-long career. The contents range from 1940s New Yorker and New Republic articles recounting the early, bobby-soxer days to critic Will Friedwald's program notes to aJuly 1995 all-star tribute at Carnegie Hall."--Booklist, "A most balanced picture of [Frank Sinatra]. Compiled by two professors ofAmerican studies it contains essays and articles spanning the entirety of hiscareer. The writers range from Stephen Holden and John Rockwell of the New YorkTimes to fellow performers like Rosalind Russell and Harry Connick Jr."--LibraryJournal, "An eclectic anthology with entries dated from 1944 to 1995, drawing on journalism as well as books and popular song....The book's strength is that it illuminates the subject from many angles."--Seattle Weekly, "Not just a capsulized and literate history of Frankie, Ol' Blue Eyes, theChairman of the Board, the book also is a compendium of fascinatingfacts."--Chicago Tribune, "An exemplary collection of essays, articles, and book excerpts edited by Steven Petkov and Leonard Mustazza.... Most of the best pieces written about Mr. Sinatra since 1944 are included in this wide-ranging anthology, some famous (Gay Talese's "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold") and some familiaronly to aficionados (Neil McCaffrey's "I Remember Frankeee"), and all very much worth reading."--Terry Teachout, The New York Times Book Review, "A most balanced picture of [Frank Sinatra]. Compiled by two professors of American studies it contains essays and articles spanning the entirety of his career. The writers range from Stephen Holden and John Rockwell of the New York Times to fellow performers like Rosalind Russell and HarryConnick Jr."--Library Journal, "An eclectic anthology with entries dated from 1944 to 1995, drawing onjournalism as well as books and popular song....The book's strength is that itilluminates the subject from many angles."--Seattle Weekly, "The Frank Sinatra Reader reprints Gay Talese's top-of-the-heap 1966 profile, 'Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.' In it Sinatra picks on a guy whose boots he doesn't like, picks on the director of a TV special, and generally behaves like a belligerent jerk. But, Talese writes, when he started to sing,'it was suddenly obvious to everybody in the studio that something quite special must be going on inside the man, because something quite special was coming out.'"--Newsweek, "Not just a capsulized and literate history of Frankie, Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, the book also is a compendium of fascinating facts."--The Chicago Tribune"An exemplary collection of essays, articles, and book excerpts....Most of the best pieces written about Mr. Sinatra since 1944 are included in this wide-ranging anthology, some famous...and some familiar only to aficionados..., and all very much worth reading."--Terry Teachout, The New York Times Book Review, "Make way for Frank Sinatra, who just turned 80 years old.... [One] of the best new [books is] The Frank Sinatra Reader, a collection of essays by literati like Pete Hamill, Gene Lees, and Whitney Balliett.... In an era intoxicated with diversity and separatism, Frank Sinatra may well be thelast entertainer on earth that everybody likes."--The Wall Street Journal, "Not just a capsulized and literate history of Frankie, Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, the book also is a compendium of fascinating facts."-- The Chicago Tribune "An exemplary collection of essays, articles, and book excerpts....Most of the best pieces written about Mr. Sinatra since 1944 are included in this wide-ranging anthology, some famous...and some familiar only to aficionados..., and all very much worth reading."--Terry Teachout, The New York Times Book Review, "This selection of articles is everything one would wish of a celebration of Sinatra's life as a singer. Here is the familiar rehearsal of the bobby-soxer days, the near breakdown, the famous comeback, the alleged Mafia conncections, Il Padrone, the professional life of a musical genius."--TheFinancial Times, "The Frank Sinatra Reader reprints Gay Talese's top-of-the-heap 1966profile, 'Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.' In it Sinatra picks on a guy whose boots hedoesn't like, picks on the director of a TV special, and generally behaves likea belligerent jerk. But, Talese writes, when he started to sing, 'it wassuddenly obvious to everybody in the studio that something quite special must begoing on inside the man, because something quite special was comingout.'"--Newsweek, "The Frank Sinatra Reader provides a wide range of views in essays and excerpts by Gay Talese, Pete Hamill, Leonard Featuer, Whitney Balliett, Rosalind Rossell, Harry Connick Jr., and many others."--San Jose Mercury News, "Not just a capsulized and literate history of Frankie, Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, the book also is a compendium of fascinating facts."--The Chicago Tribune "An exemplary collection of essays, articles, and book excerpts....Most of the best pieces written about Mr. Sinatra since 1944 are included in this wide-ranging anthology, some famous...and some familiar only to aficionados..., and all very much worth reading."--Terry Teachout, The New York Times Book Review, "An exemplary collection of essays, articles, and book excerpts edited bySteven Petkov and Leonard Mustazza.... Most of the best pieces written about Mr.Sinatra since 1944 are included in this wide-ranging anthology, some famous (GayTalese's "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold") and some familiar only to aficionados (NeilMcCaffrey's "I Remember Frankeee"), and all very much worth reading."--TerryTeachout, The New York Times Book Review
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Dewey Decimal
782.42164/092
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
From the time he made hordes of hysterical fans swoon at the Paramount in 1942 up until the present day, Frank Sinatra has never been out of the public spotlight. With the undying loyalty of millions of fans around the world, Sinatra has become an American hero whose songs are now among the undisputed classics of American popular music. Book jacket., From the time he made hordes of hysterical fans swoon at the Paramount in 1942 up until the present day, Frank Sinatra has never been out of the public spotlight. With some 1,800 recordings, 60 film credits, two Oscars, numerous Grammys and a Grammy Legends Award, and the undying loyalty of millions of fans around the world, Sinatra has become an American hero. Songs sung by the Italian-American phenomenon, such as "New York, New York," "My Way,""Fly Me to the Moon," and "That's Life" are now among the undisputed classics of American popular music. In The Frank Sinatra Reader , Leonard Mustazza and Steven Petkov have brought together for the first time a singular selection of writings about the famous singer that focuses on his music and his legendary voice. A unique anthology of reviews, photographs, and memoirs, many of them back in print for the first time in decades, this collection tells the story of Sinatra's extraordinary musical career from its inception to the present. We see Sinatra as a teen phenomenon and follow his rise and fall as a solo performer, his comeback as a mature recording artist with Capitol Records, and his reign as a powerful and influential personality in the '60s. Lastly, the book contemplates Sinatra's ability to endure and triumph in a changing musical world. Included among the prominent writers, musicians, and journalists that recount and applaud the star's progress through the twentieth century are Henry Pleasants, Arnold Shaw, Stephen Holden, Gay Talese, Whitney Balliet, Gene Lees, Bill Boggs, Will Friedwald, and William Kennedy. Readers will also find intimate recollections by writers who knew not only the musician but the man himself, such as those by Pete Hamill, Jonathan Schwartz, and Rosalind Russell. The editors provide introductions to each section, a selected discography, a complete filmography, as well as a biographical chronology of the author's life and a selected bibliography. In The Frank Sinatra Reader , the man and his music become inseparable as the reader develops a greater understanding and appreciation of both. Mustazza and Petkov have created an invaluable collection that both illuminates and reflects Sinatra's incredible impact on the American cultural landscape. It is a must read for all Sinatra fans and for anyone interested in popular music and culture., From the time he made hordes of hysterical fans swoon at the Paramount in 1942 up until the present day, Frank Sinatra has never been out of the public spotlight. With some 1,800 recordings, 60 film credits, two Oscars, numerous Grammys and a Grammy Legends Award, and the undying loyalty of millions of fans around the world, Sinatra has become an American hero. Songs sung by the Italian-American phenomenon, such as "New York, New York," "My Way,""Fly Me to the Moon," and "That's Life" are now among the undisputed classics of American popular music. In The Frank Sinatra Reader, Leonard Mustazza and Steven Petkov have brought together for the first time a singular selection of writings about the famous singer that focuses on his music and his legendary voice. A unique anthology of reviews, photographs, and memoirs, many of them back in print for the first time in decades, this collection tells the story of Sinatra's extraordinary musical career from its inception to the present. We see Sinatra as a teen phenomenon and follow his rise and fall as a solo performer, his comeback as a mature recording artist with Capitol Records, and his reign as a powerful and influential personality in the '60s. Lastly, the book contemplates Sinatra's ability to endure and triumph in a changing musical world. Included among the prominent writers, musicians, and journalists that recount and applaud the star's progress through the twentieth century are Henry Pleasants, Arnold Shaw, Stephen Holden, Gay Talese, Whitney Balliet, Gene Lees, Bill Boggs, Will Friedwald, and William Kennedy. Readers will also find intimate recollections by writers who knew not only the musician but the man himself, such as those by Pete Hamill, Jonathan Schwartz, and Rosalind Russell. The editors provide introductions to each section, a selected discography, a complete filmography, as well as a biographical chronology of the author's life and a selected bibliography. In The Frank Sinatra Reader, the man and his music become inseparable as the reader develops a greater understanding and appreciation of both. Mustazza and Petkov have created an invaluable collection that both illuminates and reflects Sinatra's incredible impact on the American cultural landscape. It is a must read for all Sinatra fans and for anyone interested in popular music and culture., From the time he made hordes of hysterical fans swoon at the Paramount in 1942 up until the present day, Frank Sinatra has never been out of the public spotlight. With the undying loyalty of millions of fans around the world, Sinatra has become an American hero whose songs are now among the undisputed classics of American popular music. In The Frank Sinatra Reader, Leonard Mustazza and Steven Petkov have brought together for the first time a singular selection of writings about the famous singer that focuses on his music and his legendary voice. A unique anthology of reviews, photographs, and memoirs, many of them back in print for the first time in decades, this collection tells the story of Sinatra's extraordinary musical career from its inception to the present. Included among the prominent writers, musicians, and journalists are Henry Pleasants, Arnold Shaw, Stephen Holden, Gay Talese, Whitney Balliet, Gene Lees, Bill Boggs, Will Friedwald, William Kennedy, Pete Hamill, Jonathan Schwartz, and Rosalind Russell. The editors provide introductions to each section, a selected discography, a complete filmography as well as a biographical chronology of the singer's life and a selected bibliography. In The Frank Sinatra Reader, Mustazza and Petkov have created an invaluable collection that both illuminates and reflects Sinatra's incredible impact on the American cultural landscape. It is a must read for all Sinatra fans and for anyone interested in popular music and culture.
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