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<p><p>the Time&#58; 1936-1938. The Mood&#58; Hopeful. It Wasn't Wartime, Not Yet. The Music&#58; The Incomparable Count Basie And Benny Goodman, Among Others. The Setting&#58; Living Rooms Across America And, Most Of All, New York City. <p><i>dream Lucky</i> Covers Politics, Race, Religion, Arts, And Sports, But The Central Focus Is The Period's Soundtrack&#8212;specifically Big Band Jazz&#8212;and The Big-hearted Piano Player William Count Basie. His Ascent Is The Narrative Thread Of The Book&#8212;how He Made It And What Made His Music Different From The Rest. But Many Other Stories Weave In And Out&#58; Amelia Earhart Pursues Her Dream Of Flying Around The World At Its Waistline. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Stages A Boycott On 125th Street. And Mae West Shocks Radio Listeners As A Naked Eve Tempting The Snake. <p>critic Nat Hentoff Praises The Precise Originality With Which Roxane Orgill Writes About Music. In <i>dream Lucky</i>, She Magically Lets Readers Hear The Past.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p><p>orgill Unleashes Verve And Rhythmic Riffs To Capture The Mood Of The Pre-wwii Years, When The Radio Was Always On. An Ascap-deems Taylor Award Winner, Orgill, Who Has Written Abo

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Author

Roxane Orgill

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061645976

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Technology, Memoir, History

Rating

3.64 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14