In this long-awaited account, a top black talent manager in popular and jazz music describes his association with celebrities from Duke Ellington to Nancy Wilson. His memoir is not only a testament to individual creativity and perseverance, it is also a colorful behind-the-scenes report of what the giants of America's most important musical form were doing--both on and off stage.
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About the Author:
As a personal manager to more than eighty-five artists over the past fifty years, John Levy has made millions of dollars for his clients, who have risen from sometimes-total anonymity to the rarefied heights of success. Though Levy is an accomplished musician in his own right, it is the business aspect of the music industry to which he has dedicated his life. His clients have included: Cannonball Adderley, Betty Carter, Randy Crawford, Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Shirley Horn, and Freddie Hubbard. Devra Hall, is a published journalist and author. She is also a writer and music/talent coordinator of television programs and jazz videos. She has served on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and on the craft committee that reviews record album liner notes for the Grammy Awards. Hall also designed undergraduate courses for a degree program in Music Business Studies for California State Polytechnic University in Pomona where she was a consultant and lecturer and for five years. Hall holds a Masters Degree in Educational Technology & Media.
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- PublisherBeckham Pubns
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0931761743
- ISBN 13 9780931761744
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages246