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Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers

By (author) John Broven

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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.

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Normally shipped | Usually dispatched in 3 to 6 weeks as supplier is out of stock
Publisher | University of Illinois Press
Published date | 13 Jan 2010
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 640
Dimensions | 254 x 178 x 43mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1080g
ISBN | 978-0-2520-7727-2
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BISAC | music / genres & styles / general

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Normal Price | R 1 367.95
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