Miracle of the Music Man - The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson

Mark Cabaniss brings to life the rocky origins of this timeless show, the music behind it, and the against-all-odds success story of its creator. Interweaving behind-the-scenes perspectives, this book looks at Meredith Willson’s unusual career as a composer, conductor, radio personality, and flutist, which reached its pinnacle in The Music Man.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Rupert Holmes
Prologue: Against All Odds
1. Good Morning, River City
2. All in the Family
3. Manhattan Man
4. Forward, March!
5. On the Air
6. The Fabulous Forties
7. "Turn It into a Show, Mere!"
8. Fate and Feuer and Martin
9. The Best and Worst of Times
10. The Garden Blooms with Bloomgarden
11. Homegrown Magic
12. The Plot-and Characters-Thicken
13. Cash and Cast
14. The Final March to Broadway
15. The Band Heard 'Round the World
16. Lights, Camera, Hollywood!
17. Molly Brown Ain't Down Yet
18. From Claus to Columbus
19. Still Marching Forward
Epilogue: The Miracle Marches On
Notes
Index
About the Author

About the author

Mark Cabaniss is a music publisher, writer, broadcaster, multiple recipient of ASCAP’s Popular Music Award, and an award-winning producer. Cabaniss is a correspondent for the nationally syndicated radio show Hollywood 360 and frequent speaker at colleges and universities. He is the author of Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson. He resides in Nashville. markcabaniss.com

Product details

• Authors: Mark Cabaniss
• Assisted by: Holmes Rupert (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2024
• EAN: 9781538196663
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9666-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Musicals, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, Biography: arts & entertainment, Theatre Studies, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment, Music of film and stage