Big Beat Heat

Big Beat Heat
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Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 0756764130
ISBN-13 : 9780756764135
Rating : 4/5 (135 Downloads)
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Book Synopsis Big Beat Heat by : John A. Jackson

Download or read book Big Beat Heat written by John A. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the riveting story of how one deejay -- Alan Freed -- brought the fresh sounds of rock and roll to the airwaves, introducing teenagers in New York and across America to the sounds of a generation. It is also the darker tale of the payola scandals of the late 50s that exposed the links between radio airplay, record promotion, and the mob.


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