Russ Columbo And The Crooner Mystique

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Though his strange and premature death became one of Hollywood Babylon's weirdest chapters, this King of the Crooners' and 'Valentino of Radio' had a voice that spoke to a world still drifting in the malaise following the First World War. Taking a devoted and personal look into this crooner's art and life, this biography derives much of its information from Columbo's otherwise long-lost personal effects, including original movie transcripts, love letters to and from Carole Lombard and other movie actresses, and the singer's daily diaries.'

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Joseph Lanza has made a career of writing about obscure musical styles. His previous books include Elevator Music (a notable history of Muzak), Gravity, The Cocktail and Fragile Geometry. He lives in Los Angeles.