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

by Broven, John.

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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009.

Sound recording executives and producers -- United States -- Biography.

Sound recording industry -- United States -- History.

9780252032905 (cloth : alk. paper) :

025203290X (cloth : alk. paper)

Music in American life

xiv, 584 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.

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 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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