"The showstopper tune from the new musical "Banjo Boy" about the youthful adventures of Meredith Willson (www.banjoboy.net). In 1928, young Meredith Willson (played by Jonathan Sill) is advised by a 20-something Louis Armstrong (played by Derrick Mitchell) about why music is so important in people's lives."
NEW MEREDITH WILLSON BIOGRAPHY
Bill Oates has just published the definitive biography of Meredith Willson, "Meredith Willson: America's Music Man". Released in November of 2005, it is chock full of new stories and insights about Meredith Willson. It's a comprehensive look at Meredith's life as a musician, in radio and in scoring motion pictures, his appearances on TV quiz shows, as well as covering his creation of "The Music Man", "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "Here's Love" and "1491".
It is available from www.amazon.com, www.bn.com, from www.authorhouse.com and from www.iowabook.com.
