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In 1951, a critic in Downbeat magazine wrote that Sue Bennett was "one of the coming female singers
in the country." Bennett was a featured singer on several network shows during TV's early years, including Kay Kyser's
College of Musical Knowledge, The Freddy Martin Show, and Your Hit Parade. Decades later, Andrew Fielding began exploring
the period of live television, via the shows on which his mother sang. His resulting portrait of the era - which includes
conversations with such early television luminaries as Dorothy Collins, Snooky Lanson, Raymond Scott, Merv Griffin, Arthur
Penn, and Kay Kyser - is both enlightening, and captivating.
Just $24.95 plus postage at the links below.
"...a fascinating look at the early years of live television... Those truly interested in the transition,
as it were, from radio to television in the late 1940s and early 1950s will find the work most interesting." - Radiogram
About the Author:
Andrew Lee Fielding has written for The Boston Globe, The Providence
Journal, Horizon Magazine, and other publications. In addition, he has worked as a radio talk show host - in Philadelphia,
in Charlottesville, Virginia, and, most recently, in northern New Jersey, where he currently lives.
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