After writing a biography of Bing Crosby that was published in Ireland, Vancouver's Sheldon O'Connell has self-published a biography of the once famous Canadian-born singer who for a time outsold Crosby and Perry Como. Dick Todd: King of the Jukebox ($7.95 Milestone distributing) also provides a complete discography for the singer who recorded over 250 songs for RCA Victor and then ended up working as a labourer. "It's a little like being an unfrocked priest in some people's minds," says O'Connell, "but I'm glad I've gone the self-publishing route. I've earned back three-quarters of my investment in just a few months."

[BCBW Summer 1988]