Fever

She was once America's most popular female singer, with four albums in theop 10 simultaneously. She gave the world such sublime numbers as "Fever" andIs That All There Is?" Frank Sinatra said that 'her wonderful talent shoulde studied by all vocalists'. Peter Richmond's definitive biography tells thetory of her unhappy, tortured life - an alcoholic father, abusive stepmother,our marriages and a sad decline in later years - and sets her alongsidermstrong, Crosby and Sinatra in 'the great quartet' of exponents of themerican songbook.