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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Broven, John
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Series:	Music in American life.
Subjects:	Sound recording industry > United States > History. Sound recording executives and producers > United States > Biography. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.