Popular Entertainment from Glynn's Books

Edinburgh: MoJo , 2000. Pb, xi + 435pp, b/w photos. Good, light cover wear, clean contents. " The finest kind of musical biography . . . Lydon has at last given Ray Charles the detailed, well-considered and superbly contextualised biography this musical original deserves." (Daily Telegraph). Soft Cover. Good.

London: George G. Harrap, 1970. Hb, 192pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents and clipped fep, in a Good(-) dj which has a couple of tears and edgewear. Autobiography of the British bandleader and entertainer Billy Cotton, from his days as a pilot in World War I through his establishing and leading a dance band in the 1920s and 1930s,… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1989. Hb, xvi + 220pp, b/w photos. Good+ in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Light speckles along top edge of page block, contents clean. Depicts the rise of the vaudeville show, the most popular form of entertainment in America from the 1880s to 1920s. Contents : Taming the Bowery boys; Vaudeville Inc.;… Read more about this item

London: Granta Books, 2006. Hb, xxii + 301pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Over 40 conversations with singers, musicians and composers from opera and classical to jazz and blues. Includes amongst others Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Ravi Shankar, Betty Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

London: Omnibus Press/Music Sales, 2008. Hb, 304pp, b/w illustrations. VG with clean contents in VG dj. A range of music writers examine 25 legendary rock albums, from Elvis Presley's " The Sun Years" and Bob Dylan's " Blonde on Blonde" to Nirvana's " Nevermind" and Radiohead's " OK Computer".. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Novara, Italy: White Star, 2014. Hb, 348pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in Good+ dj whch has slight edgewear. Examines the mysterious or tragic deaths of over 70 rock/pop musicians. From Robert Johnson and Buddy Holly to Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Minneapolis: Voyageur Press/MBI, 2011. Hb, pictorial covers, no dj, 256pp, colour illustrations. Good+, contents clean, light cover edgewear. Biography of the award-winning guitarist Eric Clapton, encompassing his time with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, the Plastic Ono Band, Bonnie & Delaney, Derek and the Dominoes, as well as his solo career. Packed with photos and illustrations.. Hard… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1988. Hb, xiv + 226pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents and slight page tanning in a Good+ dj which has only marginal wear. Life and times of the impresario, Charles B. Cochran ( 1872-1951) , who " virtually invented revue before the First World War" and went on to work in cabaret and English theatre, the latter… Read more about this item

Hopewell, New Jersey: Ecco Press, 1993. Pb, 180pp. Good, light cover wear, clean contents. The roots, bands and impact of the " alternative music"scene, discussing the various sub-genres and regional differences e.g. Miasma bands, British and American guitar bands, Grebo bands, Feedback bands, Art, Industrial and Goth bands.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Quartet, 1991. Hb, xvi + 477pp, b/w photos. VG(-) with clean contents, bottom corner bumped, in a VG dj. Comprehensive survey of jazz and popular singing styles over a period of 70 years, from Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby to Harry Connick Jr.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1976. Hb, 159pp, b/w photos. Good in VG dj. Two pages have brief inked underlining, otherwise very good. Entertaining, frank biography of the legendary singer, with lots of women, stuff about the Mafia, and the "whole story of the skinny little kid who fought his way through all the vicissitudes of show-biz to the Oscar award"..… Read more about this item

London: Granada, 1984. Hb, 278pp, b/w photos. VG in Good+ dj which has marginal wear. Biography of the composer and producer, for which the author had the benefit of exclusive interviews with his subject (although an insert makes clear that Lloyd Webber did not consider this an "authorised" biography in any way). Discusses the Rice-Lloyd Webber partnership and how it… Read more about this item

London: W H Allen, 1976. v + 341pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj which has marginal wear. Life and career of the American composer, renowned for his work in musical theater in collaboration with Lorenz Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II. "Packed with...fascinating passages on the art of lyric writing and composing, backstage and Hollywood anecdotes… Read more about this item

London: W H Allen, 1972. Hb, 318pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in Good dj which has a closed tear. Story of "the World's Greatest Entertainer" . Singer, actor, comedian, star of the first talking movie "The Jazz Singer", and who helped popularise jazz and blues with white audiences.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London: Elm Tree/Chappell, 1980. Hb, 216pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj which has marginal wear. The life, recording and film career of the evergeeen entertainer, Bing Crosby. Contents:Part 1 The Legend in the Making; Part 2 The Legend in Perspective; Part 3 Bing the Vocal Innovator; Discography; Bing Sings on ! (story of the 1979 sessions);… Read more about this item

London: Studio Vista, 1971. Hb, 176pp, b/w photos. Good+ in Good+ dj which has sunned spine. Slight page tanning, clean contents. Critical survey of the bands and bandleaders of the 1910s to '40s, exploring musical development/arrangements and also the social and economic contexts and the venues and media forms. Includes lesser-known names and in addition to the United States and… Read more about this item

WH Smith Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 9" x 11.75", 192 pgs, colour and b/w illustrations. G., faint tanning to page edges but otherwise clean. Large format, pictorial biography of the famous dancer and screen star, illustrated with numerous photos, especially of him pairing countless co-stars, but not forgetting his later dramatic roles.. Hard Cover.