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9781575791760
It's Jerry Vale's wondrous life as a kid from teeming Bronx streets of the 1940s to his legendary appearances in the great theatrical venues of America, and his three triumphant Carnegie Hall concerts, and appearances at New York's Cocacabana and Las Vegas hotels and nightclubs, whose magnificent voice has beautifully interpreted the 20th century's most beautiful love songs for his millions of fans. This is also the story of the rejections, the panic, the victories, the backstage portraits, the big break, the heartbreak, the heights and the depths, and all the other complexities that make up the ubiquitous profession called show business. His story is illuminating and insightful, without complaint or regret, a charming and refreshing glimpse of a sturdy, passionate, music loving, vital hitmaker, who is still working at his craft. Illustrated with over 50 photographs.Grudens, Richard is the author of 'Jerry Vale A Singer's Life' with ISBN 9781575791760 and ISBN 1575791765.
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