Great speeches of the 20th century

Table of Contents: “…Nixon & Nikita Khrushchev -- Farewell to fans (the payola scandal) / Alan Freed -- Concession speech / Richard M. …”


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Rock music styles : a history by Charlton, Katherine

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1 -- Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, and Jazz Roots of Rock -- Ragtime -- Tin Pan Alley -- The Beginnings of Jazz in New Orleans -- Swing Dance Bands -- The Beginnings of Rock and Roll -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 2 -- The Blues and Rhythm and Blues Roots of Rock -- Musical Roots of the Blues -- Country Blues -- Classic Blues -- Urban Blues -- Chicago Blues -- Rhythm and Blues -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Question -- Ch. 3 -- Gospel and Country Roots of Rock -- Spirituals -- Gospel Music -- Doo-Wop -- Country Music -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch 4 -- Early Rock and Roll -- Musicians with Backgrounds in Country Music -- Musicians with Rhythm and Blues Backgrounds -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 5 -- Teen-Styled Rock Music -- The Payola Scandal -- Teen Idol Pop -- Brill Building Pop -- Phil Spector's Wall of Sound -- Influences on the Surf Sound -- The Surf Sound -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 6 -- Soul and Motown -- Chicago Soul -- Memphis Soul -- Atlantic Records -- The More Commercial Style of Motown -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 7 -- The British Invasion: The Beatles Versus the Stones -- The Beatles -- The Rolling Stones -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 8 -- The British Invasion Continues and American Reacts -- The Mersey Sound -- The Mods -- British Blues Revival Bands -- American Reaction -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 9 -- Folk, Folk-Rock, and Singer/Songwriters -- Folk Music -- Bob Dylan -- Folk-Rock Music -- Singer/Songwriters -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 10 -- Psychedelic Rock -- The San Francisco Sound -- Psychedelic Rock beyond San Francisco -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 11 -- Country and Southern Rock -- Country Rock -- Southern Rock -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 12 -- Jazz Rock Styles -- Jazz-Rock -- Fusion -- Other Jazz Influences on Rock -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Question -- Ch. 13 -- Hard Rock and Heavy Metal -- Early Influences -- Hard Rock -- British Heavy Metal -- American Heavy Metal -- Speed Metal and Thrash -- Death Metal -- Glam Bands -- Summary -- Terms to Remember -- People to Remember -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Ch. 14 -- Art and Glitter Rock -- Art Rock Combining Rock and Classical Instrumentation -- Art Rock by Classically Trained Performers -- Art Rock Influenced by Avant-Garde Trends -- Art Rock with Roots in Hard Rock -- Glitter Rock>…”


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American popular music and its business : the first four hundred years by Sanjek, Russell

Table of Contents: “…-- The music-licensing wars -- Big money invades the music business -- FM and top 40 radio -- Continued fighting over licensing -- Industry associations play their part -- "The seven dirty words" case and MOR music -- Configurations, payola, and soul music -- A new copyright bill as last -- The U.S. supreme court and licensing -- The copyright royalty tribunal -- Other coyright problems -- Seesawing sales and new ideas in the record business -- Television music licensing -- Rates and piracy--unsolved problems -- Continuing difficulties for music publishers -- Tight control of a prosperous record business.…”


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The Rolling Stone illustrated history of rock & roll : the definitive history of the most important artists and their music

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / by Anthony DeCurtis -- Rock begins / by Robert Palmer -- Rhythm & gospel / by Barry Hansen -- Elvis Presley / by Peter Guralnick -- The sound of New Orleans / by Langdon Winner -- Fats Domino / by Peter Guralnick -- Little Richard / by Langdon Winner -- Chuck Berry / by Robert Christgau -- Rockabilly / by Peter Guralnick -- Jerry Lee Lewis / by Jim Miller -- The Everly Brothers / by Kit Rachlis -- Buddy Holly / by Jonathan Cott -- Doo-wop / by Barry Hansen -- The rise of top forty AM / by John Morthland -- The teen idols / by Greg Shaw -- Rockfilm, rollfilm / by Carrie Rickey -- The payola scandal / by John Morthland -- The instrumental groups / by Greg Shaw -- Ray Charles / by Peter Guralnick -- Sam Cooke / by Joe McEwen -- Jackie Wilson / by Joe McEwen -- Brill Building pop / by Greg Shaw -- Roy Orbison / by Ken Emerson -- Italo-American rock / by Ed Ward -- James Brown / by Robert Palmer -- The sound of Chicago / by Joe McEwen -- Phil Spector / by Nik Cohn -- The girl groups / by Greil Marcus -- The Beach Boys / by Jim Miller -- The British invasion / by Lester Bangs -- The Beatles / by Greil Marcus -- The solo Beatles / by Allan Kozinn -- The Rolling Stones / by Robert Christgau -- The sound of Texas / by Ed Ward -- Soul / by Peter Guralnick -- The sound of Memphis / by Robert Palmer -- Otis Redding / by Jon Landau -- Motown / by Joe McEwen and Jim Miller -- Stevie Wonder / by John Rockwell -- Bob Dylan / by Alan Light -- The Byrds / by Bud Scoppa -- Folk Rock / by Paul Nelson -- Paul Simon / by Stephen Holden -- Neil Young / by Don McLeese -- Aretha Franklin / by Russell Gersten -- B.B. …”


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Flowers in the dustbin : the rise of rock and roll, 1947-1977 by Miller, Jim, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Life Could Be a Dream ; December 28, 1947 : "Good Rockin' Tonight" ; October 29, 1949 : Red Hot and Blue ; April 1950 : Fender guitars ; Winter 1950-1951 : "The Tennessee Waltz" ; Winter 1950-1951 : "Teardrops From My Eyes" ; 1951 : Top 40 ; March 21, 1952 : The Moondog Coronation Ball ; August 1952 : "Kansas City" ; Summer 1953 : Elvis hears voices ; March 15, 1954 : "Sh-Boom" ; July 30, 1954 : Elvis discovers his body ; November 24, 1954 : copyrighting "Rock and Roll" ; Spring 1955 : Blackboard jungle -- Rock and Roll Music ; March 15, 1955 : "Ain't It a Shame" ; May 21, 1955 : "Maybellene" ; September 14, 1955 : "Tutti Frutti" ; November 1955 : "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" ; December 19, 1955 : "Blue Suede Shoes" -- All Shook Up ; June 5, 1956 : Elvis From the waist down ; March 25, 1957 : Ricky Nelson impresses his girlfriend ; August 5, 1957 : American Bandstand ; October 21, 1957 : Jailhouse Rock ; October 15, 1958 : "Lonely Teardrops" ; November 22, 1959 : Payola ; May 12, 1960 : Elvis comes home -- Glad All Over ; November 9, 1961 : Brian Epstein enters the cavern ; 1961-1962 : Robert Johnson : King of the Delta Blues Singers ; September 4, 1962 : "How Do You Do It?" …”


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Understanding the music business by Weissman, Dick

Table of Contents: “…Record distribution and promotion -- Record distribution -- Digital distribution -- Record promotion -- Payola and other illegal promotions -- 3. Record deals -- How artists get record deals -- TV placements and commercials -- Recording contracts -- Why few artists earn royalties from records -- Artist-owned labels -- Financing your own record -- Piracy, bootlegging, and file sharing -- 4. …”


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The pop, rock, and soul reader : histories and debates by Brackett, David

Table of Contents: “…King -- "The house that Ruth Brown built" -- Ray Charles, or when Saturday night mixed it up with Sunday morning -- Jerry Wexler : a life in R&B -- The growing threat of rhythm and blues -- Langston Hughes responds -- from Rhythm and blues to rock 'n' roll : the songs of Chuck Berry -- Little Richard : boldly going where no man had gone before -- Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, and Rockabilly -- Rock 'n' roll meets the popular press -- The Chicago defender defends rock 'n' roll -- The music industry fight against rock 'n' roll : Dick Clark's teen-pop empire and the payola scandal --…”


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Rock music in American popular culture : rock 'n' roll resources by Cooper, B. Lee

Table of Contents: “…JOURNALISTS AND CRITICS -- Dave Marsh -- MASS MEDIA -- Motion pictures -- Television shows -- Radio broadcasts -- Print media -- MEMORABILIA AND COLLECTIBLES -- Elvis Presley -- Popular culture collections -- NURSERY RHYMES -- Jack the Giant Killer -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Mary's little lamb -- There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe -- RADIO BROADCASTERS -- Disc jockeys -- General radio/disc jockey studies -- Individual disc jockeys -- The Payola Scandal, 1959-60 -- RECORD CHARTS -- Fats Domino -- ROCK 'N ROLL LEGENDS -- Jerry Lee Lewis -- Buddy Holly -- SPORTS HEROES -- The baseball business and public cynicism -- Imagery and popular nostalgia -- SYMPTOMS, ILLNESSES AND MEDICAL IMAGERY -- Doctors -- Symptoms and illnesses -- Medicine -- Other medical references -- Observations and conclusions -- WORK EXPERIENCES.…”


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What's that sound? : an introduction to rock and its history by Flory, Andrew

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Great speeches of the 20th century.

Table of Contents: “…Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev -- Farewell to fans (the payola scandal) / Alan Freed -- Concession speech / Richard M. …”


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The rockin' '50s; the decade that transformed the pop music scene. by Shaw, Arnold

Table of Contents: “…What a difference a decade makes : Johnny Horton ; Jimmy Driftwood ; Marty Robbins ; Bobby Darin ; The browns ; Ritchie Valens ; Neil Sedaka ; Bobby Rydell ; Freddy Cannon ; Brenda Lee ; The fleetwoods ; The crests ; Santa and Johnny ; Lloyd Price ; Dinah Washington ; Sarah Vaughan ; Jackie Wilson ; Brook Benton ; Nina Simone ; Ray Charles ; The Isley brothers -- 26. Payola.…”


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Great speeches of the 20th century.

Table of Contents: “…Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev -- Farewell to fans (the payola scandal) / Alan Freed -- Concession speech / Richard M. …”


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Rock and roll is here to stay : an anthology

Table of Contents: “…/ Brian Wilson -- Elvis, Scotty, and Bill / Peter Guralnick -- Got to be rock and roll music / Chuck Berry -- The godfather of soul / Nelson George -- A good stomping band / Philip Norman -- Words to the wild / Tom Wolfe -- Dog dream / Patti Smith -- Hendrix in black and white / Charles Shaar Murray -- These are the good old days / Joel Selvin -- Next year in San Francisco / Richard Goldstein -- Return of the King / Peter Guralnick -- Riding the lapping tongue / Terry Southern -- I dreamed I was onstage with Kiss in my maidenform bra / Jaan Uhelszki -- Worth dying for / Bob Marley and Timothy White -- A life at the crossroads / Anthony DeCurtis -- I wanna know if love is real / Dave Marsh -- Primadonna / Joyce Millman -- Precious oddball / Jon Pareles -- Articulate speech of the heart / Gavin Martin -- Testimony in the payola hearings / Mae Boren Axton -- The Plane Crash -- A fool in love / Tina Turner with Kurt Loder -- Merchants of filth / Dave Marsh -- More popular than Jesus / Maureen Cleeve -- Inflatable Phil / Ronnie Spector with Vince Waldron -- Altamont / Stanley Booth -- Gear / Richard Goldstein -- Every inch of my love / Pamela Des Barres -- Free of old saints and martyrs / Don DeLillo -- The ballad of John and Yoko / John Lennon -- Ruined for life / Jon Savage -- Rock and roll tragedy / Robert McG. …”


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The pop, rock, and soul reader : histories and debates by Brackett, David

Table of Contents: “…Clark and colored payola / New York Age.…”


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The rock history reader

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Modern scandals, 1904-2008

Table of Contents: “…Congress investigates payola in pop music industry --…”


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Dynamics of media writing : adapt and connect by Filak, Vincent F.

Table of Contents: “…Note continued: Hyperbole and Opinion -- The Communications Decency Act -- Connect: Working With Your Readers To Make The World A Better Place -- How to Avoid a Lawsuit in the First Place -- Check Your Facts -- Re-Verify Your Information -- Do Not Extrapolate -- Take Good Notes -- Copyright -- How to Avoid Copyright Infringement -- Fair Use -- Creative Commons -- Permission -- Professional Thoughts: Ashley Messenger -- Ethics and the Media -- Ethical Concerns -- Trust and Deceit -- Connections -- Plagiarism -- Financial Pressure -- Adapt: Promotion Or Payola? -- How to Work Through Ethical Dilemmas -- Assess the Situation -- Identify the Values -- Discuss the Issue With Others -- Pick a Line and Drive -- Determining Your Own Approach to Ethics -- Embrace Humanity -- Helpful Hints: A Quick Look At Various Ethical Standards -- Experience Is the Best Teacher -- Understand the Impact of Your Actions -- Examine Codes of Others -- The Big Three…”


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All the years of American popular music by Ewen, David, 1907-1985

Table of Contents: “…Music is heard and seen: radio and television in the fifties : TV takes over musical programs from radio ; "Your Hit Parade" on TV ; Other TV productions ; The George Foster Peabody awards ; Songs first popularized over TV ; TV theme music ; David Rose Henry Mancini ; TV theme music becomes hit records ; TV commercials become popular songs ; TV creates singing stars ; Dean Martin ; Rosemary Clooney ; Tony Bennett ; Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme ; Pat Boone ; Andy Williams ; Wayne Newton ; The disc jockey in the fifties ; The charts ; Payola and its history ; Conflicts of interest in the music industry -- 33. …”


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The edge of Christmas.

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Modern scandals

Table of Contents: “…Congress investigates payola in pop music industry ; March 14, 1960: FCC Chairman John C. …”


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