Last Balladeer The Johnny Hartman Story

In The Last Balladeer, Author Gregg Akkerman Skillfully Reveals The Life-long Achievements And Occasional Missteps Of Johnny Hartman As An African-american Artist Dedicated To His Craft. In The First Full-length Biography And Discography To Chronicle The Rhapsodic Life And Music Of Johnny Hartman, The Author Completes A Previously Missing Dimension Of Vocal-jazz History By Documenting Hartman As The Balladeer Who Crooned His Way Into So Many Hearts. Backed By Impeccable Research But Conveyed In A Conversational Style, This Book Will Interest Not Only Musicians And Scholars But Any Fan Of The Great American Songbook And The Singers Who Brought It To Life.