Foreword by Sir Tim Rice ...viiIntroduction: Set 'em up, Joe ... ixChapter 1: New York, New York ... 1I. Italian-AmericansII. Day In-Day Out, 1915-1934Chapter 2: You must be one of the newer fellas ... 13I. Anything Bing Can Do...II. Day In-Day Out, 1935-1939Chapter 3: Start spreadin' the news ... 21I. Big Band SwingII. Day In-Day Out, 1939Chapter 4: Getting sentimental ... 27I. Brotherly LoveII. Day In-Day Out, 1940-1942Chapter 5: The house I live in ... 40I. The Great American SongbookII. Day In-Day Out, 1943-1945Chapter 6: Kissing bandits ... 68I. Viva Lost VegasII. Day In-Day Out, 1946-1949Chapter 7: I'm a fool to want you ... 96I. Rat PackersII. Day In-Day Out, 1950-1952Chapter 8: From here to eternity ... 119I. Making ArrangementsII. Day In-Day Out, 1953Chapter 9: This time I'm swingin' ... 135I. I've Heard That Song BeforeII. Day In-Day Out, 1954-1956Chapter 10: Game changers ... 167I. The Young PretendersII. Day In-Day Out, 1957-1959Chapter 11: Election year ... 196I. Ambassador for PussyII. Day In-Day Out, 1960viChapter 12: Call me irresponsible ... 210I. The Sound of Middle-Aged AmericaII. Day In-Day Out, 1961-1963Chapter 13: Making it with the moderns ... 240I. BeatlelandII. Day In-Day Out, 1964-1966Chapter 14: The first goodbye ... 267I. 'The Record Shows I Took the Blows'II. Day In-Day Out, 1967-13 June 1971Chapter 15: Intermission ... 295Day In-Day Out, 14 June 1971-1973Chapter 16: Let me try again ... 303Day In-Day Out, 1974-1979Chapter 17: They can't take that away from me ... 320Day In-Day Out, 1980-1998Chapter 18: The ghost of swingers past ... 343Bibliography ... 349