Description
Hit Parader was a popular song-lyric magazine published by Charlton Publications, billed as the largest circulation of any song magazine. This March 1949 issue features actress Janet Leigh on the color cover, tying in with the MGM Technicolor production 'Words and Music,' based on the lives of Rodgers and Hart and starring June Allyson, Gene Kelly, Lena Horne, Perry Como, Ann Sothern, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Inside are the complete lyrics to the popular hits of the day, including 'A Little Bird Told Me,' 'On a Slow Boat to China,' 'My Darling, My Darling,' 'So In Love' from Kiss Me Kate, 'Again,' 'More Beer,' 'Down Among the Sheltering Palms,' 'Lavender Blue' and many more. The issue is filled with period advertising including Minit Curl caps and the U.S. School of Music. A nostalgic slice of late-1940s popular music and Hollywood history.This product is in Good condition.