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The Signal:
A Doo-Wop Rhapsody by Henry Farag is the life story of the founder
of the acappella group Stormy Weather and his five-decade love affair
with doo-wop music which started when Farag heard a Spaniels record
being played on Vivian Carter's radio show. One of 11 children born
into a blue-collar Gary, Indiana, household.
Article from Indiana
Alumni Magazine Nov./Dec., 2002
(click title)
Farag writes candidly of
Catholic school and being a gang member, of working as a merchant
seaman, steelworker, and private eye before finding his niche in the
music business, of life on the road as a performer and promoter of
Oldies concerts, and of his collaborations with Rock 'n Roll Hall of
Famers; Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Pookie Hudson, the
Temptations, Little Anthony, Del Shannon, and many more. Stormy
Weather is still going strong, making White House appearances, putting
out award winning Children's CDs, and singing Christmas Carols. Candid
and moving, The Signal is a love story of a man for his family
and his music. Historian Ronald D. Cohen has called it an intimate
insider's account which should be must reading for doo-wop fans and
Fifties historians alike; Published by Indiana University Northwest.
"AUTOGRAPHED BY THE
AUTHOR" |
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This 144 page book, which contains
approximately 50 illustrations, is available in our online store or by
calling
800-720-5152 or by writing; Street Gold Records, 8001 Delaware
Place, Merrillville, IN 46410.
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