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From the Piano Bench
By: Roger Rossi
Trade Paper: Price $ 16.95 - ISBN 0-944031-87-0
What do Rodney Dangerfield, JFK Jr., Tony
Bennett, Evel Knievel, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Mathis, and Shelly Winters have
in common? Answer:An encounter with, piano player & bandleader Roger
Rossi! Take a tour down memory lane with an unabashed fan as well as a
master musician in this new book From the Piano Bench, Memorable
Moments with Mobsters, Moguls, Movie Stars and more.
After 40 years making a living tickling the
ivories, Roger Rossi recalls his experience with celebrities and other
notorious people, often under bizarre and embarrassing circumstances.
Reminisce with him about:
· The time Rodney Dangerfield first used his "I just can't get no respect" refrain with Roger's Aunt Nancy.
·
The inside dish & backstage life of some night clubs and those
who work and play there.
·
Mobster "Joe Dogs" Iannuzzi who gets baseball batted and leadpiped
to within an inch of his life…only to return and catalyze the downfall of
one of the mob's strongest Godfathers, Paul
Castellano.
·
How and why Rossi avoided his mob friends "help" in the entertainment field
AND how he feels about that today.
·
Shelly Winters who flirts unabashedly with a younger Roger
Rossi.
·
Princess Diana who graciously bestowed an unforgettable kindness
upon two star-struck musicians.
·
Ray Bolger who swept a dozen ladies off their feet after consenting
to an impromptu performance so long as Bandleader Rossi promised not to
identify him by name…and find out why Ray Bolger was
incognito.
·
Johnny Mathis cuddling with a handsome male member of his dance
troupe after escaping the bedlam of hundreds of screaming female fans by
ducking into a limo.
·
70 all true anecdotes about Tough Guys, Personalities, Musicians,
Athletes, Vocalists, and Gangsters.
This classic collection of true
stories as told through the eyes of a 'better than average' piano player
is sure to take you back in time from 1957 to present with delight. This
book makes a wonderful gift.
Features humorous,
sad, and enlightening stories (all unique and all true!) about Perry Como,
Jack Nicklaus, Itzhak Perlman, Liberace, Joe Louis, Rocky Graziano, Jimmy Hoffa, Whitey Ford, Vic
Damone, Melissa Manchester, Tennesee Ernie Ford, Robin Leach, Chuck
Mangione and many more.
