Synopsis "Whatever Happened to Diana Trask? A Memoir "
Whatever Happened to Diana Trask A Memoir by Diana Trask with Alison Campbell - Rate Whatever Happened to Diana Trask is an interesting and adventure filled autobiography on the life of famous country singer Diana Trask. Diana was born in Melbourne, Australia and at the age of eighteen flew to the USA to try her luck in the entertainment business. Diana starred in the television series Sing Along with Mitch on NBC and recorded albums for Columbia Records with Mitch Miller prior to becoming a popular country singer. A career highlight was performing for both President Ford and Vice President Johnson. During the 1970’s she headlined in Las Vegas shows, with standing room only, appearing with Roy Clark and her very good friend and mentor Danny Thomas. She had many hit songs on the Country Billboard charts and performed in venues such as the famous Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville Tennessee. Diana toured constantly in the USA with many country legends such as Hank Williams Jr and Johnny Cash. She also toured overseas with artists such as Glen Campbell and featured on mega events such as the Wembley Country Festival in England. Diana’s hit songs include Oh Boy, Country Bumpkin, Hold Onto What You Got, Lean It All on Me, Say When, Long Ago Last Summer, Empty Chairs, Jesse and many others. In 1969 Diana was nominated for a Grammy Award for her version of I Fall to Pieces. Diana recorded many country albums and was given the title Miss Country Soul. In the book, Diana talks about her friendships and collaboration with superstars such as Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and many others. Why did this beautiful country singer turn her back on her career and leave the world wondering, Whatever Happened to Diana Trask? Diana reveals her struggles to find success in music and love in her own words as she takes the reader on the journey of her life. Country music fans throughout the world will enjoy this enthralling autobiography. When the book was recently released in Australia, several well known Australian media personalities described Whatever Happened to Diana Trask as the best autobiography they have read.
