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Oxford University Press, USA
Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney
Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney
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When people hear the name Clooney, they automatically think of George Clooney, one of Hollywood's biggest stars. But it was his aunt Rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights with a string of hit songs in the 1950s and a starring role alongside Bing Crosby in the immortal
White Christmas. Drawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians who worked with her, as well as contemporary newspaper articles and reviews, Late Life Jazz tells the unsung story of one of America's finest singers, Rosemary Clooney. Ken Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane trace
Rosemary's life from her hardscrabble beginnings in Maysville Kentucky, through her first performances singing with the Barney Rapp Band in Cincinnati, through her rise to pop stardom in the early 1950s when she topped the Hit Parade with songs such as Come On-a My House, Tenderly, and Half As
Much. By the time the 1960s arrived, however, personal turmoil, fueled by depression and an addiction to prescription medication, almost destroyed Clooney's career-and her life. She underwent years of therapy and recuperation before she was able to perform again in the early 1970s. Few expected her
to be anything more than a baroness of nostalgia, but Rosemary had other ideas. Rejuvenated by a series of concerts alongside her friend and mentor, Bing Crosby, she found a new medium in the midst of America's finest jazz musicians, building a second career and with it a reputation as one of the
finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Vividly written and painstakingly researched, Late Life Jazz explores the rise, fall, and final triumph of Clooney the First, Aunt Rosemary, jazz singer par excellence.
Author: Ken Crossland, Malcolm MacFarlane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/12/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.40w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780199798575
White Christmas. Drawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians who worked with her, as well as contemporary newspaper articles and reviews, Late Life Jazz tells the unsung story of one of America's finest singers, Rosemary Clooney. Ken Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane trace
Rosemary's life from her hardscrabble beginnings in Maysville Kentucky, through her first performances singing with the Barney Rapp Band in Cincinnati, through her rise to pop stardom in the early 1950s when she topped the Hit Parade with songs such as Come On-a My House, Tenderly, and Half As
Much. By the time the 1960s arrived, however, personal turmoil, fueled by depression and an addiction to prescription medication, almost destroyed Clooney's career-and her life. She underwent years of therapy and recuperation before she was able to perform again in the early 1970s. Few expected her
to be anything more than a baroness of nostalgia, but Rosemary had other ideas. Rejuvenated by a series of concerts alongside her friend and mentor, Bing Crosby, she found a new medium in the midst of America's finest jazz musicians, building a second career and with it a reputation as one of the
finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Vividly written and painstakingly researched, Late Life Jazz explores the rise, fall, and final triumph of Clooney the First, Aunt Rosemary, jazz singer par excellence.
Author: Ken Crossland, Malcolm MacFarlane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/12/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.40w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780199798575
About the Author
Ken Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane have worked together in the International Club Crosby for over 20 years. Ken Crossland is the author of Man Who Would Be Bing: The Life Story of Michael Holliday. Malcolm Macfarlane is the author of Bing Crosby: Day by Day. They are co-authors of Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record.
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