Sinatra Singing - Softcover

Richard Grudens

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976387786 ISBN 13: 9780976387787

Publisher: Celebrity Profiles Publishing Commpany, 2010

With a foreword by another great singer, Jerry Vale, this book is special in that it s strictly about singing: Sinatra Singing. For this book I called upon a wide variety of artists from Tony Bennett to Michael Feinstein, who were asked to explain how they sing, how they practice their craft, especially before a recording session or in preparation for a live concert, and how and if they learned anything from Sinatra by listening or studying him. Did Sinatra inspire them? If so, they tell us about it. You will find lots of things not included in this book. Things that are usually part of most Sinatra books: The Rat Pack, Ava Gardner and his other wives and friends, the angst and trouble that filled some of Sinatra s life. This is a book about SINGING. SINATRA SINGING. Inside you will meet his arrangers, conductors, musicians, read the interviews about his singing career, the songwriters, the songs, technical notes on bel canto, breathing, vocal cord problems, conquering stage fright, song polls taken over the years, singing instruction, the albums, and many special features from The Hit Parade to the history of the song "My Way" and others. This is the Sinatra book you have been waiting for that is indeed different, and that clears away all the dust and let s you in on the important aspects of Sinatra s singing career. You will love the great selection of over 250 photos. Many are rare.

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From the Back Cover:

Hello to my faithful readers. I am happy to say that I finally tackled a book about America’s greatest singer FRANK SINATRA. This book is special in that it’s strictly about singing and singers: Sinatra Singing. For this book I called upon a wide variety of artists who were asked to explain how they sing, how they practice their craft, especially before a recording session or in preparation for a live concert, and how and if they learned anything from Sinatra by listening or studying him. Did Sinatra inspire them? If so, they tell us about it. You will find lots of things not included in this book. Things that are usually part of most Sinatra books: The Rat Pack, Ava Gardner and his other wives and friends, the angst and trouble that filled some of Sinatra’s life. This is a book about SINATRA SINGING. Inside you will meet his arrangers, conductors, musicians, the songwriters, the songs, technical notes on bel canto, breathing, vocal cord problems, conquering stage fright, song polls taken over the years, singing instruction, the albums, and more. This is the Sinatra book you have been waiting for that is indeed different, and that clears away all the dust and let’s you in on the important aspects of Sinatra’s singing career. You will love the great selection of 250 photos. Many are rare. The 420 page book will be ready in June and all books will be signed to yourself or anyone you designate. I invite you to purchase this book before it will be available in bookstores or amazon.com, and at a special price with free shipping ( within the 48), and low shipping cost elsewhere. Thanks, once again, for your loyalty and hope you enjoy Sinatra Singing. Hello to my faithful readers. I am happy to say that I finally tackled a book about America’s greatest singer FRANK SINATRA. This book is special in that it’s strictly about singing and singers: Sinatra Singing. For this book I called upon a wide variety of artists who were asked to explain how they sing, how they practice their craft, especially before a recording session or in preparation for a live concert, and how and if they learned anything from Sinatra by listening or studying him. Did Sinatra inspire them? If so, they tell us about it. You will find lots of things not included in this book. Things that are usually part of most Sinatra books: The Rat Pack, Ava Gardner and his other wives and friends, the angst and trouble that filled some of Sinatra’s life. This is a book about SINATRA SINGING. Inside you will meet his arrangers, conductors, musicians, the songwriters, the songs, technical notes on bel canto, breathing, vocal cord problems, conquering stage fright, song polls taken over the years, singing instruction, the albums, and more. This is the Sinatra book you have been waiting for that is indeed different, and that clears away all the dust and let’s you in on the important aspects of Sinatra’s singing career. You will love the great selection of 250 photos. Many are rare. The 420 page book will be ready in June and all books will be signed to yourself or anyone you designate. I invite you to purchase this book before it will be available in bookstores or amazon.com, and at a special price with free shipping ( within the 48), and low shipping cost elsewhere. Thanks, once again, for your loyalty and hope you enjoy Sinatra Singing. This book is about singing, Sinatra Singing. The loving foreword is by another singer, Jerry Vale. Inside there are many singers who learned from following how Sinatra did it, then geared their own careers accordingly and found their own vooice. The book takes you form his days with Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, and his own exploding singing career that had its roots in the New York Paramount appearances and developed at Columbia and Caoital records and his own Reprise Records with some great caoncerts in-between. Starring , as well, Tony Bennett, Patty Andrews, Vic Damone, Michael Feinstein, Carol Kidd, Tony ( B) Babino, Pat Boone, Cristina Fontanelli, Michael Buble, Tony DeSare, Julia Keefe, Roberto Tirado, Ervin Drake Bruce Sprinstein, Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, and from the past Peggy Lee, Matt Monoro, Connie Haines, Mildred Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. This book omits the usual focus on Sinatra's colorful personal life and attempt to analyze his complex psychologicaal makeup. This book focuses solely on Frank Sinatra the vocalist. Numerous spects of his life as a singer are addressed including his arrangers, songwriters, favorite musicians, singing style, impact on fellow singers, recording history, landmark concerts, and his own personal thoughts on his craft. With over 400 pags and 250 photos including some rare and some never seen before.

About the Author:

About the Author - Richard Grudens Richard Grudens of St. James, New York, was initially influenced by Pulitzer Prize dramatist Robert Anderson; New York Herald Tribune columnist Will Cuppy; and detective/mystery novelist Dashiell Hammett, all whom he knew in his early years. Grudens worked his way up from studio page in NBC's studios in New York to news writer for radio news programs, the Bob and Ray Show and the Today Show. Feature writing for Long Island PM Magazine ( 1980-86) led to his first book, The Best Damn Trumpet Player - Memories of the Big Band Era. He has written over 100 magazine articles on diverse subjects from interviews with legendary cowboy Gene Autry in Wild West Magazine in 1995 to a treatise on the Beach Boys in the California Highway Patrol Magazine, and countless articles on Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, including a major Hope cover article covering Hope's famous wartime USO tours published in World War II Magazine. He has written extensively about Henry Ford, VE Day, Motorcycle Helmet Safety, DNA History, among other subjects. His other books include The Song Stars-1997, The Music Men-1998, Jukebox Saturday Night - 1999, Snootie Little Cutie - The Connie Haines Story- 2000, Jerry Vale - A Singer's Life-2001, The Spirit of Bob Hope-2002, Bing Crosby-Crooner of the Century - 2003 ( which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Biography-Publishers Marketing Association),and Chattanooga Choo Choo - The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra-2004, The Italian Crooners Bedside Companion in 2005 and When Jolson was King in 2006, Commenting about the book Jukebox Saturday Night in 1999, Kathryn ( Mrs. Bing) Crosby wrote: "Richard Grudens is the musical historian of our time. Without him, the magic would be lost forever. We all owe him a debt that we can never repay." Richard Grudens, with his wife Madeline, reside in Stonybrook, New York

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