| International Standard Book Number |
9780806543260 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
0806543264 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Rosenthal, Elizabeth J., author.
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| Title Statement |
The master of drums : Gene Krupa and the music he gave the world / Elizabeth J. Rosenthal.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-377) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Foreword by Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats -- An Introductory Word: "The Breaking Down of Old Traditions" -- "Yearning to Breathe Free" -- "I Could See This Little Face About Every Night" -- "There's a Maniac Who Wants to See You" -- "I'll Be a Friend with Pleasure" -- "Ask Any of the Boys Around New York" -- "In the Palm of His Hand" -- "When Mr. Krupa Beats Those Riffs, He Don't Let You Down" -- "A Guy Named Krupa Plays the Drums Like Thunder" -- "Hey!" -- "I'm Givin' You Air" -- "Some Like It Hot" -- Enter "Little Jazz" -- "I Would Spend $10 Anytime to Come to a Negro's Defense" -- Giving Careers a Lift -- Famous Fans and Drumming Descendants -- "I'm Out Here All Alone on a Shelf" -- "I'm Almost Afraid to Look" -- "What's This?" -- Here We Go Again! -- "As Breathtaking as Ever Before" -- "He Was Beautiful" -- "Superficial Glandular Excitement" -- Playing Well With Others -- Gene and the Big Band Biopics -- "Being Able to Play a Little Again" -- "Commence to Rock and Roll" -- "It Was Just Awful!" -- "Goodbye, Mr. Drums" -- Afterword: Gene Krupa Remains a Musical and Cultural Force -- Author Interviews -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced generations. From the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum-centric rarity in the jazz world. Never before had a drummer been in the forefront as a solo artist. His galvanizing, unrestrained passion for percussion demanded it. Rocking the rafters, Gene thrilled audiences in ballrooms, nightclubs, and movies. He always knew he would. It was in his blood. Seemingly born jazz-drum crazy in 1909 to a Polish-immigrant working-class family in South Chicago, Gene was a professional by the age of thirteen and soon made his first recordings. By the early 1930s, he was New York City's most in-demand drummer, and starting in 1934, he joined brilliant clarinetist Benny Goodman's band, helped inaugurate the Swing Era, and played the first-ever swing concert at Carnegie Hall, which made history. So did Gene, whose celebrity spread with every ride cymbal beat and bass drum bomb drop. He formed his own band, hired such dazzlingly outsized personalities as singer Anita O'Day, and unconditionally shattered racial boundaries by sharing the spotlight with the blistering African-American trumpeter Roy Eldridge. But after a skyrocketing ride to the top, Gene experienced a roller-coaster ride of good and bad luck, emotional highs, and devastating depths. In The Master of Drums, biographer Elizabeth J. Rosenthal crafts a celebratory, honest, and exhaustively researched portrait of a twentieth-century music legend whose acolytes would include such rock-era artists as Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Apollo 440. When he died, Gene Krupa may have left behind a world of grieving friends, colleagues, fans, students, and progeny, but as The Master of Drums proves, his dynamic musical and cultural influences live on."--Jacket flap.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Jazz musicians United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Drummers (Musicians) United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Big bands United States Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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