{"product_id":"the-lucky-strike-papers-journeys-through-my-mothers-television-past-revised-edition-paperback","title":"The Lucky Strike Papers: Journeys Through My Mother's Television Past (revised edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Lee Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45724894396614,"sku":"9781629334080","price":41.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/8085\/0374\/files\/D5D3SzpLJm9781629334080.webp?v=1776264323","url":"https:\/\/paladinvinyl.com\/es\/products\/the-lucky-strike-papers-journeys-through-my-mothers-television-past-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"Paladin Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}