{"product_id":"lucky-strike-papers-journeys-through-my-mothers-television-past-revised-edition-9781629334080-new","title":"The Lucky Strike Papers: Journeys Through My Mother's Television Past (revised edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lucky Strike Papers: Journeys Through My Mother's Television Past\u003c\/em\u003e was originally brought out by BearManor Media in 2007. BearManor has now released a revised version of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, a critic in \u003cem\u003eDown Beat\u003c\/em\u003e magazine wrote that Sue Bennett was \"one of the coming female singers in the country.\" Bennett was a featured singer on several network shows during TV's early years, including \u003cem\u003eKay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eYour Hit Parade\u003c\/em\u003e (also known as the \u003cem\u003eLucky Strike Hit Parade\u003c\/em\u003e). She also appeared regularly on such programs as \u003cem\u003eThe Freddy Martin Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJohn Conte's Little Show\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, Andrew Fielding began exploring the period of live television, via the shows on which his mother sang. His resulting portrait of the era--which includes conversations with such early television luminaries as Dorothy Collins, Snooky Lanson, Eileen Wilson, Raymond Scott, Merv Griffin, Morey Amsterdam, Milton DeLugg, Arthur Penn, and Kay Kyser --is enlightening, and captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial Reviews from the Original Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lucky Strike Papers\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a fascinating look at the early years of live television...\"--\u003cem\u003eRadiogram\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book \"was one of the best works on early television I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Fielding has done a remarkable job capturing a time period when television was new, broadcasts were live and those working in the medium were learning on their feet.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eReview on the website \"Television Obscurities,\" 2010. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a splendid book, sensitively written, that chronicles the phenomenon of live TV, and the musical variety type programs which are no longer with us....Mr. Fielding manages to write a very personal memoir about a story that was not his own, and that is something wondrous.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNovelist and nonfiction writer Jacqueline T. Lynch, on her blog \"New England Travels,\" 2013.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone curious at all about the early days of live television, and the transition from radio to TV as being the dominant form of home entertainment, this book is a delight... \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e2008 review on the blog \"Master of My Public Domain,\" by Michael Coston. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Fielding has a distinctive approach, using a narrative voice that's almost quasi-documentary in tone. It's very effective, giving the reader the sense of flipping through the pages of a scrapbook and reading the captions written on the backs of pictures. In doing so, he generates a warmth not only for the age, but for the people participating in it. He makes it come \u003cem\u003ealive\u003c\/em\u003e, which is one of my tests as to how good a book is.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e2014 review by Mitchell Hadley, on his blog \"It's About TV. \"\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lucky Strike Papers\u003c\/em\u003e \"is a rich history of the early days of TV....Early TV was a fascinating world, and reading about it is the next best thing to having been there.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eReview on the \"Geezer Music Club\" blog, 2008.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Fielding's writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Philadelphia Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHorizon\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and other publications. He has also worked as a radio talk show host--in Philadelphia, in suburban Philadelphia, in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in northern New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEARMANOR MEDIA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67611334377762,"sku":"9781629334080-new","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781629334080.jpg?v=1793064165","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/lucky-strike-papers-journeys-through-my-mothers-television-past-revised-edition-9781629334080-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}