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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Youll Love It and wont Leave It !By Candace RohmI was drawn to this book because I am a fan of Ruth Ettings magnificent music! But the book is as wonderful as she was...and is! Kenneth Irwin has done a very thorough research job; and has included many insightful "peeks" into the very hectic and sometimes tragic life of one of the most incredible (I think) Torch Singers of the Ages. Included are excerpts from her personal Diary; as well as clippings from News articles; and the great pictures! I am the type of person who stays to read the credits at the end of a film; (thats how I knew that Donkey married the Dragon and they had baby Dongons/Dragkeys ?)... so I especially enjoyed the footnotes / comments at the end of the chapters. So; if you enjoyed the Doris Day movie "Love Me or Leave Me" or you enjoy Ms. Ettings music and would like some background information on this great entertainer; I would HIGHLY recommend this book! It is well worth the time and the money!16 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Riveting Narrative; Extensively Footnoted--With Absurd ErrorsBy A. W. SeniorI appreciate that the authors of this tome are giving Ruth Etting her due as a vocalist and her day in the sun as a subject of a biography. Her best recordings are the sweet and clear work of a disciplined talent; with stellar accompaniments. She was a shrewd businesswoman who never succumbed to the same dissipations as her peers Lee Morse; Helen Morgan; and Lee Wiley. Her records deserve to live on and be played often despite some of the melodrama and dated mannerisms of her approach.The authors have written a riveting narrative of her personal struggles with flawed men; most notably Martin "Moe the Gimp" Snyder. Their account of the disintegration of their relationship and its aftermath is commended to the readers attention. Professors Irwin and Lloyd have done a great deal of painstaking research into the show business world of the 1920s and 1930s; and have supplied ample footnotes at the end of each chapter.My problem is with the absurd errors that have crept into this rather expensive volume. One can footnote research where tangible documents are used; but one tends not to footnote an unchallenged assumption--and the mental armor of academia can prevent essential facts from entering into ones consciousness. Neither of the authors seems to have ever held a 78 RPM recording in their hands; nor do they evidence the most basic knowledge of the recording business or the recording technology of the early 20th century.For example; they have Ruth making a test recording for RCA in 1924. The test was; of course; for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Victor and RCA did not merge until the end of the decade; and RCA Victor did not appear as the label brand until the late 1940s. To compound the absurdity; they make the assumption that she made a cylinder recording--and that cylinders were what Victrolas played.(Yes; Edison made cylinders into the later 1920s--coextensive with its Diamond Discs. But disc records had been in regular production since the mid-1890s.)At the end of the book the discography section (borrowed from Brian Rusts Complete Entertainment Discography) mentions the catalogue numbers as being "vinyl" numbers--except that all the 78s of the Ruth Etting era were shellac. They assume "Vic" is short for "Vocalion" (ostensibly because they didnt see "RCA").Other blind spots and assumptions rankle as well. Eddie Lang; the brilliant guitarist who accompanied Etting on so many of her classic sides; rates only three brief mentions. How did Langs death at age 30 affect her? We are never told. And at the end the authors maintain that Ettings legacy lives on while vocalists such as Helen Kane and Annette Hanshaw have been forgotten.If anything; Annette Hanshaw has had an incredible surge in popularity of late; owing to Nina Paleys excellent Sita Sings The Blues. Hanshaw had a more natural style than Etting; and her recordings sound less dated. Theres no need to make invidious comparisons here--both were excellent. But the machinations of Martin Snyder surely kept the equally talented Hanshaw on Columbias subsidiary labels so his Ruth could have the spotlight on Columbia itself.This book was written with a due reverence of Ruth Etting as a performer; and is worthy as an account of her life. I recommend it with this reservation: the wise reader should not take it as authoritative on anything beyond the documented life of Ruth Etting.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. ruth etting biographyBy Robert Collierenjoyed reading about the life of ruth etting;my favorite songstress.i especially enjoyed the biography of her early years and family background and also her rise to stardom.i found the last chapter of her life describing her loss of fame and fortune somewhat depressing;and suprisingly detailed. the very thorough discography and filmography of her lifes work was a welcome addition to the biography.
