I always sang for my father

the long version

I Always Sang for My Father is a memoir about a life spent serving and entertaining the public. Not only does Vic Tedesco give an unprecedented overview of local politics in the 60s and 70s, we learn about his strong and vibrant family history, and how his greatest wish has always been to make people happy. Tedesco grew up poor in the Italian enclaves of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the 1920s and 1930s. He started working at age nine selling newspapers downtown to Depression-era characters. By high school he was playing regularly in night clubs with his saxophone and singing, which lead to a career as an entertainer that continues to this day. After the war, Tedesco and his two brothers built a radio business in the Twin Cities and throughout the Upper Midwest. In 1965, local Democratic figures asked Tedesco to run for the Saint Paul City Council. What followed were eleven successful elections and twenty-one years of service as one the best-loved and most colorful politicians in the city's history. Includes cartoons by Jerry Fearing. - Back cover.