In this Book
- Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Music in American Life
summary
This volume is an engaging and exceptional 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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Part 1: The Independent Revolution
- 1. We're Rolling—Take One!
- pp. 9-20
- 2. The Super Indies
- pp. 21-32
- 3. California Booming
- pp. 33-52
- Part 2: Regional Sounds
- 6. Riding the Nashville Airwaves
- pp. 93-115
- 7. The Chess Game
- pp. 116-130
- 8. King of Them All
- pp. 131-148
- 9. Behind the Southern Sun
- pp. 149-165
- 10. Louisiana Gumbo
- pp. 166-184
- Part 3: The Hustle Is On
- 12. A-Hustle and A-Scuffle at Old Town
- pp. 208-230
- 13. Mercury Rising and the Roulette Wheel
- pp. 231-253
- 14. Tin Pan Alley and Beyond
- pp. 254-276
- 15. Hillbilly Boogie
- pp. 277-296
- 16. West Coast Rockin' and Rollin'
- pp. 297-318
- 18. Harlem Hotshots and the Black Experience
- pp. 341-357
- 19. On and Off Broadway
- pp. 358-378
- 20. Gold Coast Platters and Stock Matters
- pp. 379-394
- Part 4: Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay
- 22. Teen Scene
- pp. 415-438
- 23. Corporate Takeover and Talent Makeover
- pp. 439-453
- 24. The Payola Scandal and Changing Times
- pp. 454-471
- Part 5: Appendixes
- pp. 481-508
- Bibliography
- pp. 545-556
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252094019
Related ISBN(s)
9780252032905, 9780252077272
MARC Record
OCLC
785781204
Pages
640
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009
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