In 1947, Nelson Eddy took over the summer series of Kraft Music Hall. Nelson Eddy, a classically trained baritone, is best remembered today for his nineteen films. Nelson Eddy was the highest paid singer in the world in his heyday.
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Author:Radio ArchivesSummary: - Author:Schneider, JasonSummary:
Canadian songwriters have always struggled to create work that reflects the environment in which they were raised, while simultaneously connecting with a mass audience. While nearly every songwriter who successfully crossed this divide...
- Author:Rochon, MichelSummary:
Un son, une note, une mélodie et voilà... le cerveau en effervescence. Mais pourquoi certains airs arrivent-ils à nous tirer des larmes, à nous donner la chair de poule, à nous enthousiasmer ou à nous faire danser ? Pourquoi...
- Author:Ouellette, AntoineSummary:
Les musiciens ont souvent senti la parenté de leur art avec le chant des oiseaux. Simple vision d’artistes? Pas si sûr! Malgré quelques différences (mais lesquelles, au juste?), les chants d’oiseaux et la musique humaine possèdent...
- Author:Grant, Barbara AnnSummary:
Barbara Ann Grant presents a new method of vocal self-discovery. These three classes are suitable for the complete beginner and those with experience. They teach you how to speak and sing effectively, and leave you feeling fantastic....
- Author:Spitz, Bob.Summary:
From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of the Beatles comes the authoritative account of the group many call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successful, and certainly one of the most...
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A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.
- Author:Posner, MichaelSummary:
The extraordinary life of one of the world’s greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best.
Poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon—there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen....
- Author:Julien, Jacques, Ringuet, ChantalSummary:
La carrière de Leonard Cohen s’est déployée par vagues successives. Admiré et célébré d’abord comme poète, il a donné l’essentiel de son message dans ses trois premiers albums. Si les suivants, plus singuliers, ont surtout été appréciés...
- Author:Pipar, RosetteSummary:
Amour de la musique, passion de l’enseignement, expression artistique, voilà bien ce qui a animé les quatre directeurs musicaux des Petits chanteurs du Mont-Royal depuis 60 ans. Tradition et succès obligent. L’aventure se poursuit et se...
- Author:Tempest, KateSummary:
Let Them Eat Chaos, Kate Tempest's new long poem written for live performance and heard on the album release of the same name, is both a powerful sermon and a moving play for voices. Seven neighbors inhabit the same London street,...
- Author:Young, PeterSummary:
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big...
- Author:Tooze, Sandra B.Summary:
A dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm-the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of the Band. He sang the anthems of a generation: "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "Life Is a Carnival." Levon Helm...
- Author:Veirs, LauraSummary:
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar...
- Author:Jennings, NicholasSummary:
Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot's family and the singer's own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including "Beautiful "and "Song for a Winter's Night...
- Author:Kaye, LennySummary:
Different scenes of rock and roll have been birthed in different times and places since 1954. Kaye takes us on a historical carpet ride of rock and roll's most influential movements and moments.
- Author:Boyd, LionaSummary:
Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given classical guitarist Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. Both of Liona Boyd’s personal, intimate memoirs...
- Author:Stocker, ShannonSummary:
A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. "No. You can't," people said. But Evelyn knew she could. She had found...
- Author:Howard, MarkSummary:
An album-by-album account of working with iconic artists such as Anthony Kiedis, Michael Stipe, Gord Downie, and Bono, from a leader in the field.
- Author:Jago, Marian, Thompson, DonSummary:
In the 1950s and ’60s, co-operative jazz clubs opened their doors in Canada in response to new forms of jazz expression emerging after the war and the lack of performance spaces outside major urban centres. Operated by the musicians...
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