#58
| Record Makers and Breakers by John Broven |  |  |  |
| Written by Joe Viglione | ||||||||||
| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:42 | ||||||||||
An authoritative history of the trailblazers of the independent rock 'n' roll record industry This engaging 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 decline in the 1960s combines narrative history with extensive oral history material from numerous recording pioneers. The rich oral histories provide abundant on-the-ground information about nurturing new artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and B. B. King and then losing them to the bigger labels; developing pressing plants, distribution centers, jukebox circuits, and disk jockey networks; financing these operations, often on shoestring budgets; and creating innovative approaches (including payola) to develop an audience for the records. This exceptional volume contains the author's interviews with major players in the independent music scene, 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. Behind-the-scenes sources include London Records' remarkable Mimi Trepel; music publishers Gene Goodman and Freddy Bienstock; The Cash Box trade magazine editors Ira Howard, Irv Lichtman, and Marty Ostrow; disc jockey Bill "Hoss" Allen of Radio WLAC, Nashville; teen star-songwriter Paul Evans; recording studio/label owner and erstwhile teenage jukebox operator Cosimo Matassa; and many, many others. "Covering the convoluted history of the recording industry from the 1940s to the 1960s, [Broven] combines in-depth archival research with fascinating anecdotes about chart-toppers, shady characters and label owners. . . . The impact of conniving entrepreneurs on the musicians and the layering of rich details and digressive detours as Broven traces the transition from R&B to rock make this equal to Roger D. Kinkle’s massive, four-volume Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz."--Publishers Weekly "A treasure. John Broven has given the academic world a good dose of old-fashioned shoe leather journalism. This book will be invaluable to scholars studying the music industry and particularly the rock 'n' roll era."--Don Cusic, author of Johnny Cash: The Songs John Broven is a renowned expert on the rock 'n' roll era and has served as a consultant at Ace Records in the United Kingdom. A one-time coeditor of Blues Unlimited and cofounder of Juke Blues Magazine, he is the author of Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans and South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. | ||||||||||
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 17:14 |
#57
| Book Review Angels & Demons | | | |
| Written by Joe Viglione |
| Sunday, 17 May 2009 20:20 |
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| Last Updated on Monday, 18 May 2009 13:59 |
#56
| Upcoming Book Reviews | | | |
| Written by Joe Viglione |
| Sunday, 24 May 2009 01:19 |
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Terminator and Philosophy
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| Last Updated on Monday, 01 June 2009 16:35 |
#55
| The Beatles; Tell Me Why - Tim Riley / Beatles Undercover - Kristofer Engelhardt | | | |
| Written by Joe Viglione | ||||||
| Wednesday, 02 September 2009 08:38 | ||||||
| TELL ME WHY - THE BEATLES: album by album, song by son, the sixties and after Author: Tim Riley Remember to click on the photos and DVD covers to find tons and tons of Beatles products and rarities in Gemm.com itself. Here's the URL to send around if you like this page: http://tinyurl.com/beatlesundercovertellmewhy
While steering the reader into these different directions the author allows individuals to gather their own perspective, though Tell Me Why comes heavily from Riley's point of view which he supports with myriad quotes from the musicians themselves and those close to the subject matter. In his twenty-seven page epilogue to the new edition Riley asks: "Is it possible to reflect on The Beatles anymore without the influence of The Anthology and reunion?" His answer is that "their public image, once determinedly realistic, has now been whitewashed." This was written
Tim Riley's position as music critic for National Public Radio's Hear And Now is evidence of the professionalism and detail the author poured into each page. An essential guide for those interested in understanding
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#54
| Malcolm Gladwell Blink Blink Blink | | | |
| Written by Joe Viglione |
| Wednesday, 02 September 2009 18:38 |
| Title: BLINK: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking Author: Gladwell, Malcolm
Check out Michael Shermer's interesting book reviews including Blink http://www.michaelshermer.com/category/reviews/ http://whattakes.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/review-blink-blog-swap/
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| Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 September 2009 18:46 |
#53
| Martin Elliot: The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions | | | |
| Written by Joe Viglione | |||
| Sunday, 06 September 2009 14:49 | |||
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http://www.rollingstonesarchive.com/Books%20E-G.htm
On page 195 of According to The Rolling Stones Ron Wood says that Rob Fraboni is Keith Richard's "favourite" engineer, "always has been" Preview of the book here:
Ron Wood Artwork http://homepage.mac.com/dwillson/.Public/Arts/Fall06Ronnie%20Wood.pdf
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| Last Updated on Sunday, 06 September 2009 16:07 |
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