Alex and Ted Barris have been covering the Canadian arts scene as journalistsand broadcasters for several decades. In that time, they’ve interviewed someof the biggest stars on the Canadian music scene, not to mention sitting in onjam sessions, going backstage at concerts and traveling on the tour bus allin pursuit of bringing their audience a little closer to the artist. Thatpursuit has now culminated in one of the great Canadian gift books of the season Making Music.
The artists in these pages come from all genres of music, from classical tojazz, opera to big band, folk to rock, and country to alternative. Anecdotal,insightful, and illustrated with more than 150 black-and-white photographs, MakingMusic is a timely and entertaining tribute to those Canadian artists whohave contributed to one of the world’s great music legacies.
Making Music celebrates those remarkable Canadian Musical artists whohave entertained audiences at home and around the world from the early 20thcentury to the present day. From Paul Anka to Neil Young, from Maureen Forresterto k.d. lang, and from The Happy Gang to the Tragically Hip, this volumeincludes colourful biographies of nearly 200 performers whose talents are aswide and diverse as the country they call home.
These are much more than biographies: each profile reflects the Barris’sinsider status in the Canadian musical community, with fascinating commentary,anecdotes, and insights into the achievements, struggles and personality of eachartist. The profiles include:
Susan Aglukark · Long John Baldry · Wilf Carter · RobertCharlebois · Trump Davidson · Downchild Blues Band · The Happy Gang · OfraHarnoy · Diana Krall · Gordon Lightfoot · Oscar Peterson · Neil Young
Beautifully designed and packed with photos of the artists, Making Musicis a wonderful resource and an entertaining read from cover to cover.

Making Music

Arts & Photography

Barruis, Ted

Barris, Alex

Music

HarperCollins, Publishers

This biography about Oscar Peterson, the great jazz pianist, is a candid stroll through modern music history. The author knew Oscar Peterson since the late 1940s &amp; was granted extensive interview time &amp; access to his subject.

Oscar Peterson

a look at hollywood's lesser known actors from the golden age

Hollywood's Other Men

A.S.Barnes & Co.

Hollywood's other women

A.S. Barnes

Ever since the movies found their voice, among the gabbiest and most engaging heroes in the films have been those breezy, irreverent, hard-drinking newspaper reporters who always got the story---and the girl. To spice the stories and heighten the conflicts, these interpid movie reporters have had to cope with conniving editors and/or publishers played by Spencer Tracy, Orson Welles, Edward G Robinson, Pat O'brien, Walter Matthau, and many others.

Stop the presses!: The newspaperman in American films

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

This volume of wartime remembrance carries the reader from the early days the Second World War -- when Canadians in combat experienced more trials than triumphs ... when those on the homefront endured rationing, yearning and tremendous social upheaval ... where, beyond the wire of POW camps, prisoners (Allied and German) masterminded and executed escapes ... and where so-called "aliens" inside Canadian internment camps fought to prove their loyalty.

Days of Victory : Canadians Remember 1939-1945

Barris, Ted

Macmillan

Front Page Challenge: 25th Anniversary

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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