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By Sam Kashner. 1994
From the 1930s through the 1950s Levant was a composer, a concert pianist, and an actor known for his sardonic…
humor. Drug addiction and manic-depressive disorder destroyed his career, but his wit carried him as a television personality and memoirist through the 1960s. Some strong languageBy Patrick Delisle-Crevier. 2018
Le décès de Patrick Bourgeois, le 26 novembre 2017, à 55 ans, a secoué le Québec. Bien que moins présent…
dans l'oeil du public durant les dernières années de sa vie, le charismatique chanteur du groupe Les BB a vécu un succès foudroyant qui a marqué le paysage musical québécois. Mais qui était donc Patrick Bourgeois? Comment le talentueux mélodiste a-t-il pu composer tant de hits inoubliables? Pour découvrir l'homme derrière la rock star, le journaliste et auteur Patrick Delisle-Crevier, un ami de l'artiste, a recueilli les témoignages d'une quarantaine de personnes ayant gravité autour de Patrick Bourgeois... Au fil des anecdotes et des souvenirs, l'auteur a construit une biographie posthume qui illustre bien le parcours d'un homme passionné, authentique et profondément... vivant. Si vous pensez que tout a été dit sur le chanteur des BB, vous découvrirez que, dans la mémoire de ceux qui l'ont côtoyé, il y avait beaucoup plus!By Isabelle Peretz. 2018
Comment l'apprentissage de la musique agit-il sur notre cerveau ? Quels effets a-t-il sur la curiosité, l'attention et la mémorisation…
? Quel impact sur la lecture ou le raisonnement mathématique ? Faut-il, pour apprendre et faire des progrès, qu'un enfant ait l'oreille musicale ? Et s'il chante faux ? Que penser par ailleurs des adultes qui décident de s'y mettre sur le tard ? Y a-t-il un âge pour apprendre la musique ? Aujourd'hui, les enseignants et les responsables des systèmes scolaires s'interrogent, et interrogent les experts. Quels sont les fondements neuroscientifiques de cet intérêt pour léducation musicale ? Fruit de plus de trente ans de recherches neurobiologiques sur la musique en lien avec l'éducation, le livre qui nous dit tout sur la manière dont la musique transforme notre cerveau pour notre plus grand bien ! Par lune des plus grandes spécialistes, les neurosciences de la musique à la portée de tous, parents comme enseignants !By Paul Johnson. 2013
As he' s done in Napoleon, Churchill, Jesus, and Darwin, acclaimed historian and author Paul Johnson here offers a concise,…
illuminating biography of Mozart. Johnson' s focus is on the music-- Mozart' s wondrous output of composition and his uncanny gift for instrumentation. Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. Mozart' s gift and skill with instruments was also remarkable as he mastered all of them except the harp. For example, no sooner had the clarinet been invented and introduced than Mozart began playing and composing for it.By Dick Jurgens. 2019
The music of a generation, preserved for generations yet to come. It's the Big Bands, live and on the air,…
presented in this exciting Radio Archives collection. Dance music "remotes" from ballrooms, hotels, and nightspots were a regular feature of late-night radio programming. Originally aired live, these broadcasts preserve the music of the era with a fresh spontaneity that explodes past the confines of the more familiar (and often abridged) studio recordings of the time. The rare broadcasts in this set come from various sources, but what all of them share is the fun and excitement of a uniquely American form of popular music: singing, swinging, and danceable musical entertainmentBy Transcription Company of America. 2019
In the 1930s, radio was still a new form of entertainment, bringing news, sports, comedy, and drama into millions of…
depression-era homes throughout the country. Despite the economic conditions, Americans were still in desperate need of entertainment - and radio was there to give it to them, free, with just a flick of the switch and a turn of the dial. In this remarkable 10-CD set, you'll have the chance to hear a rare sampling of the sort of musical shows that listeners enjoyed the most during that difficult time - everything from the sparkling dance music of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to the personality-driven music and variety shows that captivated audiences with memorable melodies and hilarious comedyBy Nbc Radio. 2019
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, earning $10,000 for a single concert. In his last two seasons with Kraft Music Hall, Nelson Eddy was joined by co-host Dorothy Kirsten, an operatic soprano. Rounding out the supporting cast were announcer Ken Carpenter, whom Bing Crosby called "the man with the golden voice", and musical director Robert Armbruster, who was featured in classical piano solos each week on the program. This set is composed of fourteen half-hour shows from 1948, five of which are rehearsals for the showBy Al Jolson. 2019
An entertainment legend, Al Jolson was and remains a towering figure of the musical theatre. Jolson took over the venerable…
"Kraft Music Hall" in 1947 - a series he had headlined briefly in the early 1930s. This classic program was a masterpiece of careful planning and careful understanding of how to package a performer like Jolson to his best advantage. This collection features thirty Kraft Music Hall programs, all newly restored to the highest audio quality using equipment that was not available when the first collection was produced. In addition, this volume features other classic Jolson radio appearances including three Lux Radio Theatre episodes. Jolson on the Radio is the most comprehensive, best sounding collection of this fantastic performer's classic radio appearances, showing clearly why Al Jolson deserves every single accolade given himBy Nbc Radio. 2019
He butchered the English language. He sang as if he gargled with gravel. He dropped pearls of wisdom disguised as…
one-liners. And he had a nose that got everywhere ten minutes before he did. All of this and a genuine love for his craft and the people who enjoyed it made Jimmy Durante a star in the Golden Age of Radio and still keeps him in the minds and hearts of fans today. The Jimmy Durante Show, Volume 3 consists of five hours of what makes Durante a legendary character. The Jimmy Durante Show, Volume 3 is proof that Jimmy Durante can still leave 'em laughing!By Nbc Radio. 2019
Big-nosed, brash, and boisterous, beloved entertainer Jimmy Durante parlayed his experience in vaudeville, nightclubs, and Broadway shows into a radio…
career highlighted by many successful programs throughout the 1930s and 1940s. After spending the war years paired with crewcutted comic Garry Moore, the Great Schnozzola went solo in 1947 in an hilarious series for Rexall Drugs that also featured "the glamour boy of the girdle set" Victor Moore, multi-voiced character comedians Candy Candido and Elvia Allman, musical numbers by Peggy Lee, and a series of well-known guest stars. The ten shows in this second Radio Archives collection showcase Durante at his bigger than life best, complete with the fractured English, gravel voiced musical numbers, and warmhearted buffoonery that made him a show business legendBy Nbc Radio. 2019
Big-nosed, brash, and boisterous, beloved entertainer Jimmy Durante parlayed a career in vaudeville, nightclubs, and Broadway shows into a radio…
career highlighted by many successful programs throughout the 1930s and 1940s. After spending the war years paired with crewcutted comic Garry Moore, the Great Schnozzola went solo in 1947 in an hilarious series for Rexall Drugs that also featured Arthur Treacher as his sarcastic British butler, multi-voiced character comedians Candy Candido and Elvia Allman, musical numbers by Peggy Lee, and a raft of well-known guest stars. The twelve shows in this collection showcase Durante at his bigger than life best, complete with the fractured English, gravel voiced musical numbers, and warmhearted buffoonery that made him a show business legendBy Cbs Radio. 2019
Volume 2 of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch! Republic Pictures' singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in "Melody Ranch," offering a pleasant…
and tuneful opportunity to hear Gene and his musicians perform a wide range of musical favorites, as well as the banter between Gene, his fellow musicians, and sidekick Pat Buttram. Combining music, comedy, and dramatic sequences featuring Autry as the moral two-fisted hero, the twenty shows in this collection give us a chance to revisit a time when the good guys always wore white hats, a really good on-screen fist fight made for a rousing afternoon of movie entertainment, and when a singing cowboy might have flirted with an attractive young lady, but usually ended up crooning to his horse as the screen faded to blackBy Cbs Radio. 2019
Volume 1 of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch! Republic Pictures' singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in "Melody Ranch," offering a pleasant…
and tuneful opportunity to hear Gene and his musicians perform a wide range of musical favorites, as well as the banter between Gene, his fellow musicians, and sidekick Pat Buttram. Combining music, comedy, and dramatic sequences featuring Autry as the moral two-fisted hero, the twenty shows in this collection give us a chance to revisit a time when the good guys always wore white hats, a really good on-screen fist fight made for a rousing afternoon of movie entertainment, and when a singing cowboy might have flirted with an attractive young lady, but usually ended up crooning to his horse as the screen faded to blackBy Transcription Company of America. 2019
Volume 2 of the Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors! When those who celebrate Hollywood's Golden Age reflect back on the halcyon days…
of the early 1930s, one particular nightspot comes immediately to mind: the Cocoanut Grove at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel. This lavishly appointed club, part of the 23-acre Ambassador resort, was decorated in Moroccan style, featured full-sized palm trees, and spotlighted smooth musical entertainment provided by a series of popular dance orchestras. Thanks to the Transcription Company of America, which recorded quarter-hour shows in the style of the live remote broadcasts of the time, we can today experience what it was like to spend an evening at the stylish Cocoanut Grove. Return to the elegant days of the 1930s in this ten-hour set of rare and fully restored broadcastsBy Transcription Company of America. 2019
Volume 1 of the Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors! When those who celebrate Hollywood's Golden Age reflect back on the halcyon days…
of the early 1930s, one particular nightspot comes immediately to mind: the Cocoanut Grove at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel. This lavishly appointed club, part of the 23-acre Ambassador resort, was decorated in Moroccan style, featured full-sized palm trees, and spotlighted smooth musical entertainment provided by a series of popular dance orchestras. Thanks to the Transcription Company of America, which recorded quarter-hour shows in the style of the live remote broadcasts of the time, we can today experience what it was like to spend an evening at the stylish Cocoanut Grove. Return to the elegant days of the 1930s in this ten-hour set of rare and fully restored broadcastsBy Ken Curtis. 2019
Volume 2 of Chuck-Wagon Jamboree! To western fans, he will always be best known as Festus Haggen, the cantankerous sidekick…
of Sheriff Matt Dillon on the television series "Gunsmoke." But even die-hard fans of Dodge City may not realize that, in the years just after World War II, actor Ken Curtis was a singing cowboy -- the star of his own western movie series and a musical radio favorite to boot. In 1948, he was teamed with The Novelty Aces to record a series of shows titled the "Chuck-Wagon Jamboree", a series which would be heard daily on local stations nationwide for the next two years. Musically, the tone was decidedly down-home, and, for modern listeners, the shows are a tuneful throwback to a simpler and more melodic era. When you hear them, don't be surprised if you find yourself humming alongBy Nbc Radio. 2019
Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing,…
a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: "The Big Show," starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast -- and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century's top performers at their peak. This fifth set concludes "The Big Show's" first season, transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelityBy Nbc Radio. 2019
Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing,…
a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: "The Big Show," starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast -- and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century's top performers at their peak. This fourth set offers shows 16 thru 20 of "The Big Show's" first season, transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelityBy Nbc Radio. 2019
Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing,…
a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: "The Big Show," starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast -- and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century's top performers at their peak. This third set offers shows 11 thru 15 of "The Big Show's" first season, transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelityBy Nbc Radio. 2019
Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing,…
a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: "The Big Show," starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast -- and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century's top performers at their peak. This second set offers shows 6 thru 10 of "The Big Show's" first season, , transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelity