{"product_id":"my-hit-paradeand-a-few-russell-arms-9781593930240","title":"My Hit Parade...and a Few Misses","description":"\u003cp\u003eRussell Arms is probably best known for his six-year stint on the famous \u003cem\u003eYour Hit Parade\u003c\/em\u003e TV show, but he also was active in many other theatrical fields. After graduating from the Pasadena Playhouse he was signed to a contract by Warner Bros. Studios were he made several important pictures, including \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Came to Dinner, Captains of the Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBy the Light of the Silvery Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. He also free-lanced at other studios and, in all, appeared in over 20 movies, including several Westerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding to try his luck in New York he discovered he had a singing voice which he immediately put to good use with his own radio show on WNEW as well as on a TV show, \u003cem\u003eSchool Days\u003c\/em\u003e, on the Dumont network. His next step was a national game show, \u003cem\u003eChance of a Lifetime\u003c\/em\u003e, on ABC where he stayed for over a year. From there it was on to CBS for \u003cem\u003eThe 54th St. Revue\u003c\/em\u003e, another national TV offering which lasted for over a year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe big break came shortly after that by his signing with the \u003cem\u003eHit Parade\u003c\/em\u003e and that opened up a whole world of opportunities, including recordings, night clubs, fairs, personal appearances, and many guest spots on TV (including the \u003cem\u003eEd Sullivan Show \u003c\/em\u003ewith his hit record, \"Cinco Robles\"), as well as dinner and summer theaters all over the country (including versions of \u003cem\u003eCan Can, Bells Are Ringing, 1776, Irma LaDouce, No, No, Nanette\u003c\/em\u003e, with the incomparable Martha Raye!), and many others both musical and non-musical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRuss also got involved with MC'ing beauty pageants and fashion shows. He staged and MC'd the \u003cem\u003eMiss World-USA Pageant\u003c\/em\u003e for three years and added music to the fashion shows by singing to the models as they paraded the runway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Arms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593930240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593930240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Russell Arms","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587787206911,"sku":"9781593930240","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-hit-paradeand-a-few-russell-arms-9781593930240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}