Call Me Lucky |
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| Author:
| Crosby, Bing
Martin, Pete |
| Introduction by:
| Giddins, Gary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-306-80504-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books
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| Imprint: | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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Call Me Lucky is a portrait of one of the most gifted of all American entertainers. In it, Bing tells how he developed his unique singing style to produce a string of hit, jazz and pop records. He tells stories about music, horses, golf, movies and personalities - Bob Hope, Bix Beiderbecke, Dwight Eisenhower and Louis Armstrong. It all adds up to a story in which, at the apex of his fame, Crosby looks back on his career and says with modesty, Call Me Lucky.
Call Me Lucky is a portrait of one of the most gifted of all American entertainers. In it, Bing tells how he developed his unique singing style to produce a string of hit, jazz and pop records. He tells stories about music, horses, golf, movies and personalities - Bob Hope, Bix Beiderbecke, Dwight Eisenhower and Louis Armstrong. It all adds up to a story in which, at the apex of his fame, Crosby looks back on his career and says with modesty, Call Me Lucky.