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In The Last Balladeer, author Gregg Akkerman skillfully reveals the life-long achievements and occasional missteps of Johnny Hartman as an African-American artist dedicated to his craft. In the first full-length biography and discography to chronicle the rhapsodic life and music of Johnny Hartman, the author completes a previously missing dimension of vocal-jazz history by documenting Hartman as the balladeer who crooned his way into so many hearts. Backed by impeccable research but conveyed in a conversational style, this book will interest not only musicians and scholars but any fan of the Great American Songbook and the singers who brought it to life.

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The Last Balladeer
  • Author : Gregg Akkerman
  • Release : 14 June 2012
  • Publisher : Scarecrow Press
  • ISBN : 9780810882812
  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Total Page : 393 pages
  • Language : English
  • PDF File Size : 11,9 Mb

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