- Straight Ahead: The Story of Stan Kenton, by Carol Evelyn Easton (born 1933)
- 1st print: William Morrow & Company, Inc. (1973); OCLC 721734, 164778774, 592634702
- Re-release: Da Capo Press (1980); OCLC 611534722
- Carol Easton papers, 1937–1976, Brigham Young University; OCLC 367525771, 122495129
Citations from the book
edit- ^ George T. Simon, Metronome, September 1942
- ^ "Kenton's Carnegie Hall Concert a Killer Both Artistically and at B.O.," review by Stal., Variety, Vol. 69, No. 11, February 18, 1948, p. 40
- ^ "He's the Hottest Thing in Town – Indeed, Stan Kenton is Currently Ranked at Top of Nation's Bandleaders," Clarissa Start (1917–2008), Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, May 3, 1946, p. 3D (accessible via Newspapers.com at www
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