I GOT THE SHOW RIGHT HERE: The Amazing True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman
Cy Feuer, with Ken Gross. . Simon & Schuster, $26 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-3611-9
From his birth in Brooklyn in 1911, Feuer seemed destined to become a legend in his own time. In this rollicking and rambunctious memoir, Broadway producer Feuer reminisces about his mother's dragging him to bandleaders and trumpeters, touting her son's musical talent. When his father died, Feuer's trumpet playing had to provide for the family; at 15 he was bringing home money from weekend club dates. After he finished Julliard, Feuer made the rounds with big bands, playing venues such as the Roxy and Radio City Music Hall. Following World War II, Feuer and Ernie Martin formed a theatrical partnership and began to produce Broadway musicals. With curmudgeonly affection, Feuer recalls his greatest successes—
Reviewed on: 01/13/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
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