Description

Pathfinder Publishing of California [Published date: 1993]. Hard cover, 27 pp. No other printings listed. Very good in very good dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few tiny nicks and light creasing along the edges. Light overall scuffing to jacket as well. Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. [From back of dust jacket] At long last, legendary entertainer Frankie Laine shares with his public the fascinating details of a long, hard climb from abject poverty to international celebrity. It’s all here, from his boyhood in the Chicago of A1 Capone to triumphant Royal Command Performances before the Queen of England. The highs and lows, the gold records and the disappointments, are all discussed frankly and with informal charm. This lavishly illustrated autobiography also includes a complete listing of Laine’s recordings, with summaries of his extensive work in film, television, and radio. This delightful book belongs in the collections of music lovers, pop culture buffs, and Frankie Laine fans everywhere. [Author] Joseph F. Laredo has written extensively on popular music for Capitol-EMI, Polygram,- and other major labels. He is a graduate of Pomona College, and also attended St. Antony’s College in Oxford, England.