Donald Clarke (writer)
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Donald Milton Clarke | |
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| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Notable works | The Rise and Fall of Popular Music (1995) |
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Donald Milton Clarke (born 1940) is an American writer on music.[1]
Career
Clarke was born in 1940 and raised in
From 1998, Clarke lived in
Clarke was the author/editor of the Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (1989, 1998), which is now available free on website. His other books include Wishing On The Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday (1994), The Rise And Fall Of Popular Music (1995),[2] and All Or Nothing At All: A Life Of Frank Sinatra (1997). The Billie Holiday biography was reprinted by Da Capo Press in 2000 under the title Billie Holiday: Wishing On The Moon.
Selected work
Books
- The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (1st ed., 1989, published by ISBN 0-1405-1147-4(paperback).
- The Rise and Fall of Popular Music (1st ed.). New York: ISBN 0-3121-1573-3
- All or Nothing at All – A Life of Frank Sinatra. LCCN 97-51266.
- Clarke, Donald (2002) [2009, 2000, 1998, 1995, 1994]. Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon (First .
Articles
- Clarke, Donald (2012). "Holiday, Billie [Harris, Elinore; Fagan, Eleanora; Lady Day]". Grove Music Online – "The World's Premier Authority on all Aspects of Music" (published in print: November 26, 2013. Published online October 4, 2012). .
References
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- ^ Thompson, Ben (February 5, 1995). "Books: The Rise and Fall of Popular Music by Donald Clarke". The Independent (book review). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
- Schwartz, Steve (2000), The Rise and Fall of Popular Music (review), Classical Net.
- Schwartz, Steve (2001), All or Nothing at All: A Life of Frank Sinatra" (review), Classical Net.
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