Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big ...

To commemorate the centennial of the artist's birth, the definitive biography of the legendary jazz giant.

Title Page	iii

Copyright	iv

Table of Contents	v

Bites of the Apple	19

Opus	159

The Rules of the Road	207

The Final Reunion	255

Epilogue	305

Notes	323

Index	339

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Rock 'n' roll smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons.

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