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Russ Columbo and the crooner mystique
By Lanza, Joseph & Penna, Dennis
- ISBN
- 978-0-92291-580-4
- Publisher
- Los Angeles, Calif. : Feral House, c2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2003
Lanza (Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak) and character actor Penna have concocted a fascinating glimpse into the world of early 20th-century music and film with this biography of crooner Columbo (1908-34), a rival of Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee now largely relegated to obscurity. The authors trace Columbo's brief life as the youngest of 12 children of Italian immigrants, recounting his early violin studies, performances accompanying silent movies, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
