Face the music [large print] : a memoir / Peter Duchin with Patricia Beard.
"The celebrated musician reflects on family, illness, and a bygone era of glamour in this poignant memoir. Peter Duchin is among the great American bandleaders. His six decades of performing have taken him to the world's most exclusive dance floors and concert halls. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left hand, severely impacting his career. Days of recuperating from his stroke--and later from a critical case of COVID-19--inspired Duchin to consider his complicated past. His father, the legendary bandleader Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was twelve; his mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, died when Peter was just six days old. In the succeeding decades, Duchin would follow his father as a bandleader, becoming the epitome of mid-20th Century glamour. But it was only half a century later, in the aftermath of his sudden illnesses, that he began to see his mother and father not just as the parents he never had, but as the individuals he never got to know. More than a memoir, Face the Music offers a window into a bygone era of debutantes and white-tie balls, when such events made national headlines. Duchin explores what "glamour" and "society" once meant, and what they mean now. With sincerity and humor, Face the Music offers a moving portrait of an extraordinary life, its disruptions, and a revitalization"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638082040
- ISBN: 1638082049
- Physical Description: 293 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part one, Stricken. A stroke of bad luck -- Fugues, dreams, and hallucinations -- Alone -- Zero out of ten -- Happy chemical -- Part two, Absent presences. Fragments -- Mystery of Marjorie -- Eddy, here and then gone -- Intermezzo -- Part three, Reflections in a rearview mirror. Becoming Peter Duchin -- Nightclubs, the last dance -- Glamour -- A society bandleader -- "The Debs' delight" -- Truman Capote's "Party of the century" -- Discotheque revolution -- Social action -- From society to celebrity -- Peter Duchin is back.
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Band directors > United States > Biography.
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- Large print books.
Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | LP BIO DUC (Text) | 37810435645436 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | LTE B DUCHIN (Text) | 37807000034167 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | LgPrt DUCHIN Duc (Text) | 33630005263996 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | DUCHIN (Text) | 33258009561197 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | LP B DUCHIN, PETER (Text) | 0112523240961 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | LPB B DUCHIN (Text) | 42756202369846 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP B Duchin (Text) | 31554010841756 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | LP B Duchin (Text) | 38079300098084 | Adult Large Print Biography | Available | - |
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