Product Information
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.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN-139780252032905
eBay Product ID (ePID)89532225
Product Key Features
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
Publication NameRecord Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers
SubjectMusic, Writing & Reading
Publication Year2009
SeriesMusic in American Life
TypeReference
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJohn Broven
Number of Pages640 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height254 mm
Item Width178 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorJohn Broven