Peter Duchin

PETER DUCHIN was educated at Hotchkiss and Yale. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 and became one of the preeminent pianists and bandleaders in America, performing for every president from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton. He is the author of four books, including a previous memoir, Ghost of a Chance.
 
PATRICIA BEARD is the author of eleven non-fiction books, one novel, and hundreds of magazine articles. A former features editor of Town & Country and Mirabella, and former contributing editor of ELLE, Face the Music is her first collaboration.