{"product_id":"john-charles-thomas","title":"John Charles Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Buoyant, irrepressible and hot-tempered, John Charles Thomas captivated audiences worldwide with his incredible voice. The son of a minister, he studied voice at the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Adelin Fermin, one of the few voice teachers in America capable of training Thomas in the French operatic style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   By 1915, Thomas had become a leading performer on Broadway, and ten years later had embarked on a trans-Atlantic career in opera and concerts. At the height of his popularity from 1934 through 1946, he was a popular star of radio, phonographs, and the Metropolitan Opera, a favorite of both popular and classical audiences. His decision to leave opera and focus on his radio career during the Second World War cost him his reputation as a serious artist. The singer who introduced \"Home on the Range\" and launched many other American standards has been largely forgotten today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This thorough biography details Thomas's life and career. Beginning with his school days at the Peabody, it traces his Broadway career as the star of \u003ci\u003eStep This Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaytime\u003c\/i\u003e and his highly successful career as a concert, recording, and opera star. Appendices provide a discography of his recordings, a list of operatic appearances in Brussels and the United States, and the songs he performed on radio broadcasts from 1934 to 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233220415832,"sku":"9780786426683","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786426683_a3467cbc-d4d1-4c64-9330-45f7f9c5684c.jpg?v=1764506732","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/john-charles-thomas","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}