The Life of Dick Haymes av Ruth Prigozy

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<p>There was a time when no one would have left Dick Haymes (1918-1980) out of the top class of such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. But now the Argentine-born baritone is known only to those ardent fans and music historians who still claim him as one of the most talented popular singers of the twentieth century.</p><p>Haymes worked with several great bandleaders, including Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, before beginning a solo career that vaulted him to Hollywood stardom. In 1944, he worked with Twentieth Century-Fox, headlining such hit musicals as Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe and State Fair. Such popular recordings as "Little White Lies"; "The More I See You"; "How Blue the Night"; "For You, For Me, For Evermore"; "Speak Low"; and "Another Night Like This" made him a top draw at the box office.</p><p>In the 1950s, when television took over the media landscape and the appeal of musicals declined, Hayme