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

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

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
Main Author: Broven, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
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
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Summary: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 from numerous recording pioneers including Joe Bihari of Modern Records; Marshall Chess of Chess Records; Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, and Miriam Bienstock of Atlantic Records; Sam Phillips of Sun Records; Art Rupe of Specialty Records; and many more. --From publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 584 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-555) and index.
ISBN:9780252094019
0252094018
1283251175
9781283251174
9786613251176
6613251178
Language:English.

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