{"product_id":"late-life-jazz-the-life-and-career-of-rosemary-clooney-9780199798575","title":"Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney","description":"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\u003cbr\u003eWhite Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians who worked with her, as well as contemporary newspaper articles and reviews, \u003cem\u003eLate Life Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e tells the unsung story of one of America's finest singers, Rosemary Clooney. Ken Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane trace\u003cbr\u003eRosemary'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\u003cbr\u003eMuch. 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\u003cbr\u003eto 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\u003cbr\u003efinest interpreters of the Great American Songbook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vividly written and painstakingly researched, \u003cem\u003eLate Life Jazz \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the rise, fall, and final triumph of Clooney the First, Aunt Rosemary, jazz singer par excellence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Crossland, Malcolm MacFarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.40w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199798575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e have worked together in the International Club Crosby for over 20 years. Ken Crossland is the author of \u003cem\u003eMan Who Would Be Bing: The Life Story of Michael Holliday\u003c\/em\u003e. Malcolm Macfarlane is the author of \u003cem\u003eBing Crosby: Day by Day\u003c\/em\u003e. They are co-authors of \u003cem\u003ePerry Como: A\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBiography and Complete Career Record\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39937660223603,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_27d5a280-f940-4364-ae70-06f856f4595b.jpg?v=1647995186","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/late-life-jazz-the-life-and-career-of-rosemary-clooney-9780199798575","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}