Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Perfect Harmony-a new book

My new book, Perfect Harmony is due out by Christmas, I hope. Everyone is in it. That is, every singing group with our kind of music, Check out this table of contents. I even found three girls who sing and dress and perform like the Andrews Sisters perfectly and have included The Three Belles from London, England in the book next to Patty,Maxine and LaVerne.
TABLE OF MUSICAL CONTENTS
Foreword - by Patty Andrews
Opening Set - by Richard Grudens
A View From England- by Alan Brown
Memories of Harmony Days - by Frankie Dee,GMMY Radio
Harmony- A Lesson from Professor Grudzinski , Berklee Music School, Boston
PART ONE
ROYAL VOCAL GROUPS 
TOP TEN

The Rhythm Boys

The Mills Brothers

Andrews Sisters 

The Three Belles a/l/oAndrews

The  Brox Sisters

Ink Spots 

Pied Pipers 

Modernaires 

King Sisters 

McGuire Sisters

The Four Freshmen 



PART TWO 

LADIES FIRST
The Gumm Sisters



De Castro Sisters 

Clooney Sisters

Lennon Sisters  

Chordettes 

Puppini Sisters

Connie Haines & Four Gospel Girls 



FOLLOW THE BOYS
Ames Brothers 

Four Aces  

Four Lads 

Sons of the Pioneers 

Kingston Trio

Hi-Lo’s 

The Letterman

The (Andy) Williams Brothers 




SPECIALTY MIXED GROUPS
Lambert, Henricks & Ross - 

Six Hits and a Miss 
Meltones 
Manhattan Transfer

The Manhattans- open


ROYAL DUETS

Astaire & Rogers

Crosby & Hope 

Rooney & Garland

Jackie & Roy


PART THREE
FINE GROUPS OF DISTINCTION
Mary Kaye Trio
Hilltoppers
Gaylords
Delta Rhythm Boys
Three Suns
Anita KerrSingers
Charioteers 
Kirby Stone Four
Four Preps
Crew Cuts
The Osmond Brothers
Deep River Boys
Four Knights
Billy Williams Quartet
Dinning Sisters
Fontane Sisters
The Moon Maids
Stafford Sisters
Clark Sisters
DeJohn Sisters
Barry Sisters
Paulette Sisters
Merry Macs
PART FOUR 
TOP EIGHT 

 BEYOND THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

The Beach Boys

The Supremes - OPEN

Weavers 

Peter, Paul & Mary 

Mama’s & the Papa’s  

The Temptations 

The Platters 

The Drifters - OPEN


NOVELTY GROUPS
The Hoosier Hotshots



SPECIAL FEATURE

Voices from Europe- Max Wirz

Bibliography

Author’s Acknowledgement

Dedication 

Index



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