To purchase it now, go to amazon.com.
As you may have heard, Frankie Manning's long-awaited autobiography is finally hitting the shelves. Entitled "Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop", the book chronicles the life and times of this legendary lindy hopper and innovator of the airstep:
"Choreographer and Tony award winner, Frankie Manning recalls how his first tentative steps as a teenager at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom eventually led him to a career as chief choreographer and lead dancer for Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, who appeared on Broadway stages, Hollywood films, and stages around the world. He brings the Swing Era to life with recollections of the headliners as well as the dozens of uncelebrated dancers who helped to make the Lindy an international sensation. With collaborator, Cynthia Millman, Manning traces the evolution of swing dancing from those early days in Harlem through the post-War War II period until it was eclipsed by rock and roll, then disco."
The team at Yehoodi.com have been discussing with Frankie and his co-author Cynthia Millman cool ways to promote the book. One idea that Frankie likes a lot is getting the entire swing community -- and the thousands more who have been touched by Frankie -- to all go to Amazon.com and purchase the book on May 26, which happens to be Frankie's birthday. What better gift to Frankie than seeing his autobiography pop to the top of the best-seller's list on Amazon on his birthday?
EXCITING NEWS: Currently his book is ranked #9 in the best selling books on Amazon!!!
To purchase it now, go to amazon.com.
Of course, if you buy the book today (May 26th), you get a lot of freebies with it, including discounts at dances and dance studios, and a whole bunch of songs that have never been released.
Here are the songs you will receive for free if you order the book today:
- Junior Mance is donating a song from his very first gig for dancers from the Jelly Roll / Yehoodi event back in Jan 2003.
- Barbara Morrison is donating a song from the Yehoodi 5th Anniversary Party (with Junior's Trio!)
- George Gee is donating his band's version of "The Push", written by Dawn Hampton
- Ron Sunshine is donating a "special" version of "Natural Man" (different from the one on his cd, Deluxe)
- Frank Foster is donating a new, unreleased version of one of Frankie's favorite song, Shiny Stockings!
Go to www.frankiemanning.com for the details to claim your songs once you have placed your order.
I just ordered 4 copies myself.
Jesse