P.S. I love you [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the singing Hilltoppers / / Carlton Jackson

• Autore: Jackson Carlton <1933->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.42164092/2; B
• Soggetto topico: Singers - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Copyright; Contents; The Hilltoppers: Two Appreciations; Introduction; 1. ""Trying"" Times; 2. A Gathering of the Hilltoppers; 3. ""Mixed-up"" Hilltoppers; 4. ""Blimey, We've Gone Limey""; 5. Hilltopper Tops; 6. The Hilltoppers at Home and Abroad; 7. Latter-Day Hilltoppers; Acknowledgments; Annotated Discography; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo insert
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1953, the same year that Elvis Presley cut his first demo, Cash Box magazine named the Hilltoppers the top vocal group of the year. Hits such as ""Trying"" and ""P.S. I Love You"" raced up the charts and kept the band in Billboard's Top 40. On weekends the Hilltoppers performed in cities across the country, but on school days they were better known as Western Kentucky State College students Jimmy Sacca, Seymour Spiegelman, Don McGuire, and Billy Vaughn. The Korean War, military drafts, and changing public tastes in music, however, cut short singing careers that should have lasted much lo
• Titolo autorizzato: P.S. I love you
• ISBN: 0-8131-3724-1; 1-283-23311-8; 9786613233110; 0-8131-7222-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451565603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II