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Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed Abd the Early Years of Rock & Roll

Name: Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed Abd the Early Years of Rock & Roll
Author: John A Jackson
ISBN: 9780825671647

John A Jackson

400 pages

Schirmer Trade Books

Dec 2000

Paperback

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This is the riveting story of how one deejayAlan Freedbrought 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. With 45 photos.

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