Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock & Roll
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0028711556 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reprint.. An evocative portrait of the early days of rock music chronicles the contributions of disc jockey Alan Freed, discussing his radio career, work as a promoter, involvement in the late-1950s payola scandal, and role as spokesman for the American musical scene
I love this book I love this book! It takes me back to the days of my teenage years and so much of what is in the book was actually happening while I was growing up! It's interesting to say the least!. "explains a lot!" according to Mark S. Crawford. I really enjoyed this book. Several personal stories about Alan Freed provide insight into his life. The writer does a good job of explaining the historical events/context that surrounded Freed's life. It's a shame Freed didn't live longer to see what he contributed to popular music.. Payola for the bottom GOTCHA! "The Wild West comes to the Big City" or "Done in by his own big mouth and unreported checks" Son of Flintstone The text runs to page 337, the balance of the book shows meticulously listed notes, bibliography (books and magazines listed separately), a somewhat surface thin discography, and index. This is a great bang for the buck book.The book consists almost entirely of Freed's adult career, and does it in depth, in chronological order, as it should be. Although the story makes clear that Freed was a fly-by-night operator and got caught out for unreported tax issues, er, like Al Capone (or V.P. Republican Spiro T. Agnew?), Jackson also mixes in the