The Big Band Era

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Summary: The Big Band Era...A New Look...
Review: Reading the book "The Big Band Era" took me back to a time that I truly missed out on because of my age (I was born in 1960). It was a very informative book and easy to read. The writer Bob Wilder does a superb job of getting my attention and keeping it. I didn't want to put the book down until I had read it all. It really made me feel I missed out on the rich memories of the Big Band Era. It was great to hear about! It made me want to put a nickle in the juke box and hear some of the greatest musicians ever....

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Summary: This one's a winner!
Review: Reading the book "The Big Band Era" took me back to a time that I truly missed out on because of my age (I was born in 1960). It was a very informative book and easy to read. The writer Bob Wilder does a superb job of getting my attention and keeping it. I didn't want to put the book down until I had read it all. It really made me feel I missed out on the rich memories of the Big Band Era. It was great to hear about! It made me want to put a nickle in the juke box and hear some of the greatest musicians ever....

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Summary: This one's a winner!
Review: This book was the cat's pajamas! What's this book offer? The Big Band era took the music scene by storm in 1935 with Goodman's first tour of L.A.. Yet less than a dozen years later the musical phenomenon that has driven all music since came apart at the seams, and within months, all the major bands had broken up. A new book by jazz insider, Bob Wilder tells why. Big Band Era lays bare the troubles, triumph and tragedy which led to the blow up of what many consider the greatest American music of all time. The Big Band Era: A New Look blows the lid off the closely guarded secrets of the big band leaders, vocalists, instrumentalists and personalities who made jazz what it was. Miller,Dorsey, Forrest, Sinatra, Shaw, they're all here, and as you've never seen them. Get the insider story on the whole big band scene, from a reporter who saw it happen-both on stage and backstage. From Benny Goodman's most humiliating experience to Weems' fourteen-year "overnight" success and the true story behind the Dorsey tragedy. Accidental death, suicide, the draft, gyppo promoters and jilted lovers-all took their toll on the big bands. The Big Band Era: A New Look is all you've ever wanted to know about the big bands.

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Summary: Don't bother with this one.
Review: This slim volumn of large print (I'm sure in order to expand the page count) was an easy read, I finished it in less than an hour. It probably took a little longer to write it. The author is a journalist and he wrote it like an opinion piece. I learned nothing new and consider it a waste of time. Certainly not worth the price.

Rating:
Summary: Don't bother with this one.
Review: This slim volumn of large print (I'm sure in order to expand the page count) was an easy read, I finished it in less than an hour. It probably took a little longer to write it. The author is a journalist and he wrote it like an opinion piece. I learned nothing new and consider it a waste of time. Certainly not worth the price.