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

Contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments Author?s Note
• Introduction
• Part I : The Independent Revolution
• 1. We?re Rolling--Take One!
• 2. The Super Indies
• 3. California Booming
• 4. New York: Big City and Little Tiffany
• 5. The Battle of the Speeds and Golden Seeds
• Part II : Regional Sounds
• 6. Riding the Nashville Airwaves
• 7. The Chess Game
• 8. King of Them All
• 9. Behind the Southern Sun
• 10. Louisiana Gumbo
• Part III : The Hustle Is On
• 11. Billboard and Cash Box: Stars and Bullets
• 12. A-Hustle and A-Scuffle at Old Town
• 13. Mercury Rising and the Roulette Wheel
• 14. Tin Pan Alley and Beyond
• 15. Hillbilly Boogie
• 16. West Coast Rockin? and Rollin?
• 17. From Motown to Manhattan: In Almost Perfect Harmony
• 18. Harlem Hotshots and the Black Experience
• 19. On and Off Broadway
• 20. Gold Coast Platters and Stock Matters
• Part IV : Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay
• 21. The London American Group: Rockin? around the World
• 22. Teen Scene
• 23. Corporate Takeover and Talent Makeover
• 24. The Payola Scandal and Changing Times
• 25. End of Session: Art Rupe?s New Rules at Specialty Records
• Part V : Appendixes
• Appendix A: U.S. Record Sales, 1921-69
• Appendix B: Original Postwar Record Labels: How Did They Start Up, and Where Are They Now?
• Appendix C: Independent Record Distributors? Network: 1946-48, 1954, 1960
• Appendix D: Pressing Plants, 1946
• Appendix E: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Record Men Inductees, 1986-2006
• Appendix F: Record Makers: Biographical Data (Selective)
• Appendix G: Oral History Notes
• Bibliography Photograph credits (to be done)
• Index (to be done)