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That Old Black Magic
Tom Clavin
其他書名
Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas
出版
Chicago Review Press
, 2010
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Music
Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Music / Individual Composer & Musician
Performing Arts / General
ISBN
1569768137
9781569768136
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=e9c_MzMA8kYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Both a love story and a tribute to the entertainment mecca, this exploration shines a spotlight on one of the hottest acts in Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The illuminating depiction showcases the unlikely duo--a grizzled, veteran trumpeter and vocalist molded by Louis Armstrong and a meek singer in the church choir--who went on to invent "The Wildest." Bringing together broad comedy and finger-snapping, foot-stomping music that included early forays into rock and roll, Prima and Smith's act became wildly popular and attracted all kinds of star-studded attention. In addition to chronicling their relationships with Ed Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, and other well-known entertainers of the day--and their performance of "That Old Black Magic" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration--the narrative also examines the couple's ongoing influence in the entertainment world. Running concurrent with their personal tale is their role in transforming Las Vegas from a small resort town in the desert to a booming city where the biggest stars were paid tons of money to become even bigger stars on stage and television.