Singing Was the Easy Part - Couverture rigide

Damone, Vic

 
9780312570255: Singing Was the Easy Part
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ISBN 10 : 0312570252 ISBN 13 : 9780312570255
Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2009

Synopsis

Born Vito Farinola in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1928, Vic worked as an usher at the fabled Paramount Theater before realizing a dream by shooting to the top of the Billboard Chart in 1947 with his first hit "I Have But One Heart." He was mentored by everyone from Perry Como to Tommy Dorsey. Frank Sinatra praised his voice and became a friend for life, giving him advice on singing and women. Damone had one of the most successful careers ever had by an American pop singer and one of the most glamorous and exciting lives of any guy who lived while the Ratpack reigned. He was almost thrown out of the window of a New York City hotel by a mobster. He dated Ava Gardner, who got him drunk for the first time. He married glamorous Italian actress Ana Maria Pierangeli and later, Diahann Carroll. He appeared at the Sands Hotel during the glory days of Vegas and once took a nude chorus girl into the steam room where the Ratpack was relaxing. In "Singing was the Easy Part", he talks frankly about his bankruptcy, his many marriages and his belief in God. It's a warm, funny, and inspiring memoir from one of America's greatest pop singers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Born Vito Farinola in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1928, Vic worked as an usher at the fabled Paramount Theater before realizing a dream by shooting to the top of the Billboard Chart in 1947 with his first hit "I Have But One Heart." He was mentored by everyone from Perry Como to Tommy Dorsey. Frank Sinatra praised his voice and became a friend for life, giving him advice on singing and women. Damone had one of the most successful careers ever had by an American pop singer and one of the most glamorous and exciting lives of any guy who lived while the Ratpack reigned. He was almost thrown out of the window of a New York City hotel by a mobster. He dated Ava Gardner, who got him drunk for the first time. He married glamorous Italian actress Ana Maria Pierangeli and later, Diahann Carroll. He appeared at the Sands Hotel during the glory days of Vegas and once took a nude chorus girl into the steam room where the Ratpack was relaxing. In "Singing was the Easy Part", he talks frankly about his bankruptcy, his many marriages and his belief in God. It's a warm, funny, and inspiring memoir from one of America's greatest pop singers.

Revue de presse

A crooner s breezy memoir...offers tales of vengeful mobsters, celebrity heartbreak, and carousing in Las Vegas at the height of its glamour....A forthright, compelling look at a vanished, glittering era of show business. --Kirkus Reviews

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Éditeur
St Martin's Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0312570252
ISBN 13 
9780312570255
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0312570260 ISBN 13 :  9780312570262
Editeur : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010
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