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Chronicling the evolution of America's largest music labels from the Tin Pan Alley days to the present day, Fredric Dannen examines in depth the often venal, sometimes illegal dealings among the assorted hustlers and kingpins who rule over this multi-billion-dollar business. The Dannen book also becomes a tale of 2 giants of the record industry, Clive Davis and Walter Yetnikof, and how their rise and fall was tied to the tale of record promotion. The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. As author Mark Shaw reveals in this highly original and informative book, the ‘upper world’ sails perilously close to the underworld. The most powerful people in the game aren't always the artists so it was fascinating to read about the individuals that paved the way for musicians.

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Overall a very good quality service from this seller and I would not hesitate to recommend this seller. Drawing on over a thousand cases, from 2000 to 2016, Shaw reveals how these murders have an outsized impact on the evolution of both legal and illegal economic activity. In fact, the juiciest "rock star" story here involves an irate Paul Simon tersely suggesting Clive Davis should read a particular book.How was Sony (Japan) or Polygram (Germany) supposed to know what American young people wanted to listen to? Stephen Breen (Author) Stephen Breen is currently crime editor of the Irish Sun and has made regular appearances on Irish TV to discuss crime issues. I wanted to like this account of corruption in the music industry more; the subject matter is really interesting. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. It's competently but not amazingly well written and seems to suffer from a focus bias based on the author's sources.

mixes the skills of an investigative journalist with the gifts of an expert storyteller in an expose that will intrigue and appall readers with its disclosures. In some ways, Fred Dannen's rock-industry expose HIT MEN is less compelling than Marc Eliot's similar ROCKONOMICS: it covers only the 70s and 80s (with a bit of dirt about earlier eras) while Eliot surveys the entire history of the recording industry (through the late 80s).Unenjoyable though comprehensive ,repetetive /sic/ telling of faceless execs' egos back and forthing with their jobs. Subsequently, the names in this book have become part of music industry lore; it’s not so much about the Network or payola as much as it’s about the unbridled heyday of the music business. While [Neil] Bogart [of Casablanca] made himself wealthy and launched many hit acts, he was not a model businessman.

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