Show Biz: From Vaude To Video [Vinyl LP] [Mono] [Original recording]

George Jessel (Author), Abel Green (Author), Joe Laurie Jr (Author), Fanny Brice (Author), Eddie Cantor (Author), Maurice Chevalier (Author), George M Cohan (Author), Bing Crosby (Author), Tommy Dorsey (Author), Jimmy Durante (Author), Eddie Fisher (Performer), George Gershwin (Performer), Benny Goodman (Performer), Danny Kaye (Performer), Glenn Miller (Performer), Helen Morgan (Performer), Will Rogers (Performer), Kate Smith (Performer), Sophie Tucker (Performer), Rudy Vallee (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Original Release Date: 1953
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording
• Label: RCA Victor
• ASIN: B001BJ5A9A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,137 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

VINYL LP! Show Biz: From Vaude To Video! Based on the book by Abel Green and Joe Laurie, Jr. Narrated by George Jessell. Produced by Steven R. Carlin. "Fifty grand and glorious years of Show Business seen through the eyes, ears and slanguage of its bible, VARIETY." With the actual voices or music of Gene Austin, Ben Bernie, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, George M. Cohan, Bing Crosby, Tommy Dorsey, Morton Downey, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Fisher, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, Hildegarde, Helen Kane, Danny Kaye, Harry Lauder, Beatrice Lillie, Glenn Miller, Helen Morgan, Will Rogers, Kate Smith, Sophie Tucker, Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman -- and other all-time great stars. TRACKS: A1. 1904 to 1920 When Vaudeville Was King; A2. 1920 to 1929 The Roaring Twenties; B1. 1929 to 1940 When Wall Street Laid An Egg; & B2. 1940 to present (1953) From TV to 3-D.