Author: Bradley Kuhns
Publisher: Bradley Kuhns,Ph.D.,O.M.D.
ISBN: 0944647537
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Brad Evans has been an entertainer for over 50 years. Brad and his group, the "Encores" made a unique sound that crossed racial, ethnic and cultural lines. Starting with Brad's humble beginnings growing up in a small coal mining town in Pitt Gas, Pennsylvania, to rolling with the famous "Rat Pack", as a musician, sideman, Brad lived in an adult Disneyland, a world where partying, booze, super fine ladies and big money was the norm in the raucous 50's, 60's and 70's.. He crossed paths with the mob and rubbed shoulders and became friends with some of America's biggest stars like, Elvis The Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Diller and many other celebrities of the day. He was popular, in demand, and was asked to perform with headliners. Brad was a shy and polite person who accepted the entertainment business in stride. Brad and his groups on-stage presence made him somewhat of a Vegas nightclub staple. A perennial bachelor and involved with numerous women during his music career, Brad had many colorful relationships. This book is an interesting tale of a musicians life of ambition, heartaches - - and a life with few regrets.
A Music Journey Remembered
Author: Bradley Kuhns
Publisher: Bradley Kuhns,Ph.D.,O.M.D.
ISBN: 0944647537
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Brad Evans has been an entertainer for over 50 years. Brad and his group, the "Encores" made a unique sound that crossed racial, ethnic and cultural lines. Starting with Brad's humble beginnings growing up in a small coal mining town in Pitt Gas, Pennsylvania, to rolling with the famous "Rat Pack", as a musician, sideman, Brad lived in an adult Disneyland, a world where partying, booze, super fine ladies and big money was the norm in the raucous 50's, 60's and 70's.. He crossed paths with the mob and rubbed shoulders and became friends with some of America's biggest stars like, Elvis The Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Diller and many other celebrities of the day. He was popular, in demand, and was asked to perform with headliners. Brad was a shy and polite person who accepted the entertainment business in stride. Brad and his groups on-stage presence made him somewhat of a Vegas nightclub staple. A perennial bachelor and involved with numerous women during his music career, Brad had many colorful relationships. This book is an interesting tale of a musicians life of ambition, heartaches - - and a life with few regrets.
Publisher: Bradley Kuhns,Ph.D.,O.M.D.
ISBN: 0944647537
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Brad Evans has been an entertainer for over 50 years. Brad and his group, the "Encores" made a unique sound that crossed racial, ethnic and cultural lines. Starting with Brad's humble beginnings growing up in a small coal mining town in Pitt Gas, Pennsylvania, to rolling with the famous "Rat Pack", as a musician, sideman, Brad lived in an adult Disneyland, a world where partying, booze, super fine ladies and big money was the norm in the raucous 50's, 60's and 70's.. He crossed paths with the mob and rubbed shoulders and became friends with some of America's biggest stars like, Elvis The Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Phyllis Diller and many other celebrities of the day. He was popular, in demand, and was asked to perform with headliners. Brad was a shy and polite person who accepted the entertainment business in stride. Brad and his groups on-stage presence made him somewhat of a Vegas nightclub staple. A perennial bachelor and involved with numerous women during his music career, Brad had many colorful relationships. This book is an interesting tale of a musicians life of ambition, heartaches - - and a life with few regrets.
Preston Remembered
Author: Keith Johnson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750960000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Preston Remembered is a fascinating collection of articles written by author and Lancashire Evening Post historian Keith Johnson.Take a nostalgic journey into Preston’s colourful past, recalling the events that transformed this historic cotton town into a university city. Take a peep at the days of cotton mills, factories, public houses and endless rows of terraced homes that shaped the lives of many. Return to the traditions of Whitsuntide, Easter, Wakes Weeks and Christmas that continued from generation to generation. Recall the churches and chapels, the streets, parks and, of course, the people who lived and worked in Preston.Richly illustrated with over 50 pictures, this nostalgic volume will appeal to everyone who knows this part of Lancashire.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750960000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Preston Remembered is a fascinating collection of articles written by author and Lancashire Evening Post historian Keith Johnson.Take a nostalgic journey into Preston’s colourful past, recalling the events that transformed this historic cotton town into a university city. Take a peep at the days of cotton mills, factories, public houses and endless rows of terraced homes that shaped the lives of many. Return to the traditions of Whitsuntide, Easter, Wakes Weeks and Christmas that continued from generation to generation. Recall the churches and chapels, the streets, parks and, of course, the people who lived and worked in Preston.Richly illustrated with over 50 pictures, this nostalgic volume will appeal to everyone who knows this part of Lancashire.
Milwaukee Road Remembered
Author: Jim Scribbins
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452914257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
An eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452914257
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
An eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.
Riverside Remembered
Author: Wallace Neal Briggs
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188350
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
A moving personal memoir of Mississippi in the 1920s and the bitter harvest of racial repression. As the story opens, six-year-old Buster Briggs boards a Pullman car headed south over the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and we embark with him on what will become his journey from childhood into adolescence. Bus Briggs is a white boy from Indiana who spends his summers and Christmases at his grandparents' Mississippi homeplace—Riverside. Travel with him on this journey of discovery. Join Bus and his cousins as they string popcorn and chinaberries for the yule tree, savor ice cream made from rare Mississippi snow, eat cornbread crumbled in buttermilk, enjoy all-day suckers and dill pickles at the general store. Meet the extended family that lives at Riverside—Buster's grandparents Mammy and Pappy, his aunt Allie and uncle Cally, and his cousins—as well as their black neighbor Mattie Riley and her son Leroy. At the heart of this story lies Buster's strong and sustaining friendship with Leroy. From his Pullman window, Buster first sees Leroy sitting on a stile near Riverside waving at the passing train. Leroy soon becomes Buster's fellow explorer, fishing instructor, and best friend. Before Leroy waves goodbye to Buster's departing train for the last time, an unbreakable bond is formed with the gift of a pocketknife—and what happens because of that gift. Even so, the racial prejudices of the time dictate that the paths of their lives diverge. Wallace Briggs set out to write a memoir of his family and of his own youth, but he has shaped a story that is far more than a personal recollection. Its themes are among the most powerful in literature—love and death, family dynamics, the innocence and selfishness of childhood, the struggle with cultural mores. What Briggs has produced is a work of great power and many pleasures, as finely constructed as a novel or stage play. His prose is crisp, cool, and sweet, like a slice of the watermelon chilling in the artesian well-water at Riverside.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813188350
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
A moving personal memoir of Mississippi in the 1920s and the bitter harvest of racial repression. As the story opens, six-year-old Buster Briggs boards a Pullman car headed south over the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and we embark with him on what will become his journey from childhood into adolescence. Bus Briggs is a white boy from Indiana who spends his summers and Christmases at his grandparents' Mississippi homeplace—Riverside. Travel with him on this journey of discovery. Join Bus and his cousins as they string popcorn and chinaberries for the yule tree, savor ice cream made from rare Mississippi snow, eat cornbread crumbled in buttermilk, enjoy all-day suckers and dill pickles at the general store. Meet the extended family that lives at Riverside—Buster's grandparents Mammy and Pappy, his aunt Allie and uncle Cally, and his cousins—as well as their black neighbor Mattie Riley and her son Leroy. At the heart of this story lies Buster's strong and sustaining friendship with Leroy. From his Pullman window, Buster first sees Leroy sitting on a stile near Riverside waving at the passing train. Leroy soon becomes Buster's fellow explorer, fishing instructor, and best friend. Before Leroy waves goodbye to Buster's departing train for the last time, an unbreakable bond is formed with the gift of a pocketknife—and what happens because of that gift. Even so, the racial prejudices of the time dictate that the paths of their lives diverge. Wallace Briggs set out to write a memoir of his family and of his own youth, but he has shaped a story that is far more than a personal recollection. Its themes are among the most powerful in literature—love and death, family dynamics, the innocence and selfishness of childhood, the struggle with cultural mores. What Briggs has produced is a work of great power and many pleasures, as finely constructed as a novel or stage play. His prose is crisp, cool, and sweet, like a slice of the watermelon chilling in the artesian well-water at Riverside.
The Railway Magazine
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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The Railroad Trainman
Author:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Psychology
Author: Frank Granger
Publisher:
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Publisher:
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Forgotten Times Remembered
Author: Robert R. Glendon
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456757563
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In Forgotten Times Remembered, Glendon, through the eyes of a boy growing up during the Great Depression of the 1930s, narrates the love and determination of his Scots mother to keep, a roof over their heads, of his older siblings seeking work when the country was mired in massive unemployment, of the daily struggles of a family just staying afloat. In spite of hardships this is a story of optimism, of a time when there were front porches, a time when a neighbors help was essential to life itself. It is a warm look at a time when laughter, oft times, covered the grim reality of their futures.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456757563
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In Forgotten Times Remembered, Glendon, through the eyes of a boy growing up during the Great Depression of the 1930s, narrates the love and determination of his Scots mother to keep, a roof over their heads, of his older siblings seeking work when the country was mired in massive unemployment, of the daily struggles of a family just staying afloat. In spite of hardships this is a story of optimism, of a time when there were front porches, a time when a neighbors help was essential to life itself. It is a warm look at a time when laughter, oft times, covered the grim reality of their futures.
Christmas Memories and Merry Moments
Author: Glenn Martin
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059530284X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A collection of stories from the author's life about his experiences celebrating the Christmas holiday.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059530284X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A collection of stories from the author's life about his experiences celebrating the Christmas holiday.
Journal
Author: Institute of Transport (London, England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description