Record makers and breakers : voices of the independent rock 'n' roll pioneers /

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This volume is a history of the independent rock 'n' roll record industry from its raw regional beginnings in the 1940s with R & B and hillbilly music through its peak in the 1950s and decline in the 1960s. John Broven combines narrative history with extensive oral history material fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Broven, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2009.
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
Sound recording executives and producers > United States > Biography.
Sound recording industry > United States > History.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Pop Vocal.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Sound recording executives and producers.
Sound recording industry.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The independent revolution. We're rolling-take one! ; The super indies ; California booming ; New York : big city and little Tiffany ; The battle of the speeds and golden records' seeds
  • Regional sounds. Riding the Nashville airwaves ; The Chess game ; King of them all ; Behind the southern Sun ; Louisiana gumbo
  • The hustle is on. Billboard and Cash box : stars and bullets ; A-hustle and a-scuffle at old town
  • Mercury rising and the Roulette wheel ; Tin Pan Alley and beyond ; Hillbilly boogie ; West coast rockin' and rollin' ; From Motown to Manhattan : in almost perfect harmony ; Harlem hotshots and the black experience ; On and off Broadway ; Gold coast Platters and stock matters ; Rock 'n' roll is here to stay. The London American group : rockin' around the world ; Teen scene ; Corporate takeover and talent makeover ; The payola scandal and changing times ; End of session : Art Rupe's new rules at Specialty Records.

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