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JAMES LAST
MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
James Last |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844544346 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844544349 |
| Publisher: |
BLAKE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
29 August, 2007 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
It was a simple idea, but it made James Last hugely successful. He came up with the idea of arranging chart hits in an accessible, big band style and found a massive audience for what turned into an astonishing series of records down the years. In a career stretching back decades, he has sold over 100 million albums with more than 190 releases. |
| Synopsis: |
It was a simple idea, but it made James Last hugely successful. He came up with the idea of arranging chart hits in an accessible, big band style and found a massive audience for what turned into an astonishing series of records down the years. In a career stretching back decades, he has sold over 100 million albums with more than 190 releases. Having showed great promise as a child, James joined a dance orchestra in 1946 when he was just 17, was voted best bassist in Germany three years running and went on to become the in-house arranger for Polydor Records. His first album set the tone, as 1965's Non-Stop Dancing featured a medley of popular chart numbers linked by an infectious dance beat and atmospheric audience sounds. With his years of experience in the business, he knew exactly how to shape his sound and was shrewd enough to spot that there was a gap in the market for his kind of unpretentious party music. Not only was he right, but it made him a superstar of the big band world. But it hasn't always been easy. Though he is fantastically popular, James has always been music's best-kept secret.Even with all those albums and trademark cover versions selling so well, he's only had two hit singles. It hasn't stopped him winning awards, including Billboard's 'Star of the Year' gong in 1976 and he won a German Echo prize in 1994. Now with homes in both Florida and Germany, he spends time with his much-loved family and continues to keep his millions of fans happy with his unique brand of uplifting music. |
| Illustrations: |
1x8 pages illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Blake Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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