Singing Was the Easy Part

I'm just too good a fan of Vic's to be impartial. Finally a book by Vic Damone. Waiting a long time for this and he didn't disappoint. His description of his early years in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn touched a cord...family difficulties, yet support from most of the people he met in his rise to fame was endearing. His struggle in the faith department and his determination to keep his first marriage going was most inspirational despite many career-business setbacks. Did you know he was a avid golfer, cook, and business enterpreneur? Truly, Singing WAS the Easy Part!

Just got finished reading "Singing Was The Easy Part", Vic Damone's autobiography. Vic was one of the best of the "crooners". He's had quite a life. The book isn't laid out like a regular autobiography. It's more like you and he were sitting at a bar, and he was telling you great stories. And what stories! There was the time Sinatra stopped him from killing a man, the time he found out about his wife's involvement with a big movie star by reading that star's autobiography, the time his future father-in-law tried to throw him out a hotel window, and, oh, yes, the time a group of Mafia Dons took a vote as to whether Vic should live or die. Lots of great rememberances of Jack Benny, George Burns, Perry Como, Ava Gardner, the boys in the Rat Pack, Diahann Carroll, and even champion golfer, Ben Hogan. I really enjoyed it. A good read.

An interesting read for this Vic Damone fan. It made me want to hear his music again and wish he hadn't retired. It is unfortunate there has been no promotion on this book--at least, none I have seen. If a friend hadn't told me about it, I would not have known about it.

I have been collecting the music of Vic Damone since the 1960's. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a BBC recording he made for Charles and Diana's wedding celebrations. At that recording he invited the audience to his Royal Albert Hall concert later that year - true to his word every member of the audience was sent tickets for that concert - a man of integrity. This books reveals the personility of the man - warts and all, he reveals his innnermost thoughts to us. A great read. It is like being at a dinner party and the host tells one anecdote after the other opening himself up more and more. After each chapter you want to hear the singing voice to remind yourself have superb an artist Vic Damone is!!!!!!!!! Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1985 A truly great singer - up there with his idol sinatra - many of Mr. Damone's recording surpass his idol