In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey

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IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN i i MUSIC IN AMERICAN LIFE Alistofbooksintheseries appearsattheendofthisbook. JIM ROONEY IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN A MUSICAL ODYSSEY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS URBANA, CHICAGO, AND SPRINGFIELD i i © 2014 by James K. Rooney All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 C P 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rooney, Jim, 1938– author. In it for the long run : a musical odyssey / Jim Rooney. pages cm. — (Music in American life) Discography (pages ). ISBN 978-0-252-03823-5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-252-07981-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-252-09606-8 (ebook) 1. Rooney, Jim, 1938– 2. Sound recording executives and producers—United States—Biography. 3. Popular music—United States—History and criticism. 4. Folk music—United States—History and criticism. I. Title. ML429.R67A3 2014 781.64092—dc23 [B] 2013031281 To Jack “Cowboy” Clement foropeninghisdoortome. To Carol Langstaff foropeningmysensesandmyheart. ...