Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist
Someone Out There is Listening tells the story of Eddie Hazell, a jazz guitar player and vocalist with a unique style unmatched in the last half century. Hazell had a combination of good looks, skills, and style. He was a '50s guy - heady, hopeful, and a believer in the system even though it didn't always work for him. As a rising star, Hazell had great bookings across the country and Canada. He was compared to some of the top stars in the music business, columnists and critics gave him solid reviews and high praise for his performances, and disc jockeys played his recordings and were eager for more. People who knew him had no doubt that he would make the big time - it was only a matter of when. Eddie Hazell's story is about the times and the vicissitudes of the music business, and what it took to accomplish one's goals. Eddie strove not only for success, but to persevere during bad times and personal hardships, while still maintaining artistic integrity and enjoyment of life. Eddie Hazell went the full mile; he didn't leave anything out. The celebrated music producer George Martin once said: 'The music business is littered with shooting stars that burned out. So pace yourselves; it's not a sprint. It is more like a marathon. Remember you have to keep running.' Eddie Hazell's life is a musical marathon - reading about it is like running with him and the many other runners in his field.
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Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist
Someone Out There is Listening tells the story of Eddie Hazell, a jazz guitar player and vocalist with a unique style unmatched in the last half century. Hazell had a combination of good looks, skills, and style. He was a '50s guy - heady, hopeful, and a believer in the system even though it didn't always work for him. As a rising star, Hazell had great bookings across the country and Canada. He was compared to some of the top stars in the music business, columnists and critics gave him solid reviews and high praise for his performances, and disc jockeys played his recordings and were eager for more. People who knew him had no doubt that he would make the big time - it was only a matter of when. Eddie Hazell's story is about the times and the vicissitudes of the music business, and what it took to accomplish one's goals. Eddie strove not only for success, but to persevere during bad times and personal hardships, while still maintaining artistic integrity and enjoyment of life. Eddie Hazell went the full mile; he didn't leave anything out. The celebrated music producer George Martin once said: 'The music business is littered with shooting stars that burned out. So pace yourselves; it's not a sprint. It is more like a marathon. Remember you have to keep running.' Eddie Hazell's life is a musical marathon - reading about it is like running with him and the many other runners in his field.
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Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist

Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist

by Ed Petkus
Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist

Someone Out There Is Listening: The Life of Eddie Hazell, Jazz Guitar-Vocalist

by Ed Petkus

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Someone Out There is Listening tells the story of Eddie Hazell, a jazz guitar player and vocalist with a unique style unmatched in the last half century. Hazell had a combination of good looks, skills, and style. He was a '50s guy - heady, hopeful, and a believer in the system even though it didn't always work for him. As a rising star, Hazell had great bookings across the country and Canada. He was compared to some of the top stars in the music business, columnists and critics gave him solid reviews and high praise for his performances, and disc jockeys played his recordings and were eager for more. People who knew him had no doubt that he would make the big time - it was only a matter of when. Eddie Hazell's story is about the times and the vicissitudes of the music business, and what it took to accomplish one's goals. Eddie strove not only for success, but to persevere during bad times and personal hardships, while still maintaining artistic integrity and enjoyment of life. Eddie Hazell went the full mile; he didn't leave anything out. The celebrated music producer George Martin once said: 'The music business is littered with shooting stars that burned out. So pace yourselves; it's not a sprint. It is more like a marathon. Remember you have to keep running.' Eddie Hazell's life is a musical marathon - reading about it is like running with him and the many other runners in his field.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761848684
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Publication date: 12/08/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 364
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Ed Petkus, a New Jersey native, holds a doctorate in social and philosophical foundations of education from Rutgers University and a master's degree in counseling from Montclair State University. He retired from The William Paterson University as chair and professor in the department of educational leadership and currently lives in Gainesville, Florida. Petkus is active in Gainesville civic and cultural organizations and is a member and former vice president of the Gainesville Friends of Jazz, an affiliate of the American Federation of Jazz Societies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Prologue
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Yesterdays
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Echoes
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Variations on a Theme
Chapter 7 Chapter 4: To Be or Not To Be
Chapter 8 Chapter 5: The Three Bears
Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Groovin'
Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Let Yourself Go
Chapter 11 Chapter 8: I Go For That
Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Very Important People
Chapter 13 Chapter 10: A Legacy
Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Eddie and Joe
Chapter 15 Chapter 12: Everything Must Change
Chapter 16 Chapter 13: Someone Out There is Listening
Chapter 17 Chapter 14: A Conversation with Eddie Hazell
Chapter 18 Epilogue
Chapter 19 Discography
Chapter 20 Bibliography
Chapter 21 Index
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