Taking a Chance on Love, 5: The Life and Music of Vernon Duke Contributor(s): Phillips, George Harwood (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806164352 ISBN-13: 9780806164359 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2019007239 |
Series: American Popular Music |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When his friend George Gershwin persuaded Vladimir Dukelsky to change his name to Vernon Duke, what the music world already knew became apparent to the public at large--the man had two musical personas--one as a composer, the other as a tunesmith. One wrote highbrow music, the other lowbrow. Yet the two sides complemented each other. Neither could function without the other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, George Harwood: - George Harwood Phillips is retired as Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of numerous articles and books on California and its Native peoples, including Vineyards and Vaqueros: Indian Labor and the Economic Expansion of Southern California, 1771-1877. |