About the Author

Bill Reed is a journalist and writer whose articles on show business, the arts and popular music have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Rolling Stone, the San Francisco Examiner, and International Documentary. He also has five published books to his credit, including Hot from Harlem: Profiles in Classic African-American Entertainment. He has also worked as a video jack-of-all trades for the Criterion Collection, and produced many jazz records for Japan. Of this book, musicologist/entertainer Michael Feinstein writes: "What a marvelous idea for a book! How fantastic that you are preserving an important part of history."