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The Pied Pipers of Rock 'N' Roll: Radio Deejays of the 50s and 60s
Author(s): Wes Smith (Author)
- Publisher: Longstreet Press, Inc.
- Publication Date: January 1, 1989
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 300 pages
- ISBN-10: 092926469X
- ISBN-13: 9780929264691
Book Description
Looks at the lives and careers of Alan Freed, Dick Biondi, Hunter Hancock, Zenas Sears, Jocko Henderson, John R. Richbourg, Gene Nobles, Hoss Allen, and Wolfman Jack
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
More than a collective biography of famous radio disc jockeys, this occupational history traces the influence of the profession on the origins of popular music, the rise of the advertising industry, and the governmental and social regulation of broadcasting. DJs were instrumental in lauching the rock ‘n’ roll movement by acting as middlemen between record company execs and a bourgeois post-World War II record-buying public. They also played a role in the integration of U.S. society by attracting white teens to black rhythm and blues. Smith’s narrative is as anecdotal as the patter of the profession he documents. His book will be a hit with both popular music and popular history fans.
– Donald W. Maxwell, Carmel Clay P.L., Ind.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
– Donald W. Maxwell, Carmel Clay P.L., Ind.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
