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"Free As The Breeze"
Confessions of a Struggling Songwriter
(PineTree Press, 2009)
This illustrated eBook was written by songwriter Roger Lee Hall
and concerns the first twenty-five years of his life,
including his years of frustration
as a songwriter during the 1960s.Among the items Roger writes about are:
-- His childhood adventures in New Jersey (Chapter 1)
-- A web survey he ran of favorite cowboy film stars, also meeting William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) and his widow, Grace Bradley Boyd (Chapter 3)
-- Attending a military academy in a huge castle, the former home of Otto Kahn
and second largest residence built in the U.S. (Chapter 4)
-- First national appearances of Elvis Presley in 1956
introduced on TV by Bill Randle, and first Elvis movie with Ken Darby (Chapter 6).
-- Listening to the radio and writing first song lyrics (Chapters 7 & 8).
-- Writing and recording his first songs (Chapters 9-12).
Here are the chapters, all based on song titles:
Part One: 1942 - 1952
1. “As Time Goes By ” – Growing up in Bloomfield
2. “Cruising Down the River” – Along the Morris Canal
3. “Back in the Saddle Again” – Riding with Gene, Roy, Tex and HoppyPart Two: 1952 - 1956
4. “Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning” – Eastern Military Academy
5. “Sh-Boom” – Movies, TV and Radio
6. “Shake, Rattle and Roll” – Electric Elvis and MePart Three: 1957 - 1960
7. “ Lovers Never Say Goodbye” – Alan Freed and the R & B Groups
8. “Sleep Walk” – High School HeartbreakPart Four: 1961-1967
9. “Dream World” – First Song and Singing Group
10. “The Soho Serenade” – Homage to The Beatles
11. “Lovely One” – Looking for Love
12. “Free As The Breeze” – Night Walking in New York CityList of Music Files
About the Author
This memoir on CD-ROM also has music files,
including ten of Roger's early songs.
To hear the title song, "Free As The Breeze" click here
This memoir is a combination book and music project
with over 100 photos and
28 audio files of music from the 1940s to 1960s.
This honest and candid remembrance
by songwriterRoger Lee Hall
is available only for a limited time.
It is made available to benefit the mission of this website
for American music preservation.
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"Following The Stars"
(Pine Tree Press, revised edition 2009)
Also available by Roger Hall
and now available in a revised edition,
is an Ebook with additional documents, music and photos.This one is about one of the most popular cowboy film stars from the past, Hopalong Cassidy, and includes many beautiful photos,
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"Dream World"
(Pine Tree Press, 2008)
This eBook includes song lyrics, poems and stories from the 1940s to 1970s
by songwriter Roger Lee Hall.One of the stories is titled: "Electric Elvis and Bill Randle."
It is about the promotion of Elvis Presley by Cleveland disc jockey Bill Randle,
both of them are shown in this rare 1955 photo...
Read the songs lyrics, poems and stories by Roger in his collection titled ...
For a list of the contents and to hear the title song, click on this link:
"Dream World"
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