"Jimmy Van Heusen Swinging on a Star" by Christopher A. Coppula
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Press Releases Twin Creek Books Press Release Share Blog Receive press releases from Twin Creek Books: By Email PDF Version RSS Feeds: "Jimmy Van Heusen Swinging on a Star" by Christopher A. Coppula You know his music, but chances are you don’t know the composer behind such hits as Swinging on a Star, All the Way, Moonlight Becomes You, Love and Marriage, High Hopes, Come Fly With Me, and Imagination.Starting his career while in high school, Van Heusen worked from radio to the Cotton Club, from song plugger to songwriter, from New York to Hollywood.He was a brilliant musician, war hero, and good and generous man Nashville, TN, January 05, 2015 --( PR.com )-- "Jimmy Van Heusen Swinging on a Star," by Christopher A. Coppula, is the first official biography of the prolific composer James Van Heusen.Van Heusen composed music for 5 of the 6 Road movies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.You know his music, but chances are you don’t know the composer behind such hits as Swinging on a Star, All the Way, Moonlight Becomes You, Love and Marriage, High Hopes, Come Fly With Me, and Imagination.While his legacy is inextricably linked with that of his best friend Frank Sinatra, Van Heusen was much more.Starting his career while in high school, Van Heusen worked from radio to the Cotton Club, from song plugger to songwriter, from New York to Hollywood.