Perry Como

Malcolm Macfarlane is also the author of Bing Crosby: Day By Day and is editor of Bing, the journal of the International Crosby Circle. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom. Ken Crossland is the author of The Man Who Would Be Bing: the Life Story of Michael Holliday. He has studied American and British popular singers for over 40 years. He lives in the United Kingdom.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Michael Feinstein      Introduction      1. The Barber Business      2. Beat the Band—The Ted Weems Years      3. Till the End of Time      4. Hollywood and Bust      5. The Supper Club      6. First Contact      7. Hoop-Dee-Doing It      8. Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes      9. Old Silver Throat      10. Catch a Falling Star      11. Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall      12. The Scene Changes      13. It’s Impossible      14. The Barber Comes to Town      15. Charisma in Slow Motion      16. Final Curtain      17      You Are Never Far Away from Me      Appendix A: Perry Como on Record      Appendix B: Perry Como on Television, 1948–1995      Appendix C: Perry Como Year by Year      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

“a fabulous introspective that tells us what went on beyond the microphone, the recording studio, and the camera. It belongs on the bookshelf of all who would like to know details transpiring the life of a captivating artist who was for years at the top of his game”—Chattanooga Airwaves.