"Dan Callahan casts a wide net over the eternal seas of twentieth-century music--the songs and the singers who keep us forever young, like themselves, lost in the awesome wonder of why we're here. The voices of these six great vocalists are alive in all their glory in the pages of this very compelling book ." -- David Kaufman , author of Some Enchanted Evenings: The Glittering Life and Times of Mary Martin and Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door "Callahan brings a wealth of arts editing and theatrical expertise to this fascinating biographical treatment of a sextet of the most familiar and well-regarded U.S. popular singers of the 20th and 21st centuries.This richly rewarding book is a singular achievement in tracing the prowess of these larger-than-life musical figures, whose talents still have emotional resonance today. " -- Library Journal "In this entertaining account.(Callahan) puts into words what many of us sense but never express.

" -- The Wall Street Journal "A fine book.(Callahan's) gaze is comprehensive, his research thorough, and his enthusiasm for his subject infectious.best of all, his empathy for his subjects' circumstances is tangible.by the end of his story, it's become evident that their careers have long been waiting to be wound together like this." -- The Sydney Morning Herald.