Dream Lucky: When FDR was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat… by Roxane Orgill
Smithsonian; 1 edition | April 22, 2008 | English | ISBN: 0060897503 | 242 pages | PDF | 892 KB
The time: 1936-1938. The mood: Hopeful. It wasn't wartime, not yet. The music: The incomparable Count Basie and Benny Goodman, among others. The setting: Living rooms across America and, most of all, New York City.