Step behind the scenes of the music business with Sam Trust, a visionary publisher whose career carried him from the early days of BMI to the Beatles catalogue, Capitol Records, ATV Music, Killer Tracks, and beyond.Would You Trust This Man with Your Songs? is a sharp, funny, and revealing collection of true stories from an era when music publishing was powered by handshakes, instinct, nerve, and unforgettable characters. Trust shares firsthand accounts of the peopl...

A memoir of Betty White's first five decades on television—as irreverent and irresistible as the beloved actress herself—filled “with inspiring cheerfulness” (The New York Times).Betty White first appeared on television in 1949 and went on to have one of the most amazing careers in TV history, starring in shows such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, among many others. She was one of the hardest-working actresses of any er...

The Instant #1 New York Times bestseller!How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the world's #1 bestselling author?·On the morning he was born, he nearly died.·His dad grew up in the Pogey– the Newburgh, New York, poorhouse.·He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell.·While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingl...

The story of the notorious rock and roll manager, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest bands in music history.Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. Though he became infamous for allegedly causing the Beatles' breakup and robbing the Rolling Stones, the truth is both more complex and more fascinating. As the manager of both groups—not to mention Sam Cooke, Pete Townshend, Donovan, The Kinks, and numerous others...

Copiously researched and documented, Hit Men is the highly controversial portrait of the pop music industry in all its wild, ruthless glory: the insatiable greed and ambition; the enormous egos; the fierce struggles for profits and power; the vendettas, rivalries, shakedowns, and payoffs. 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 ...

American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching back to the country’s founding. This is their surprising, heartbreaking, soaring story—from “one of the generation’s greatest, most insightful, most nuanced writers in pop culture” (Shea Serrano)“Sparkling . . . the overdue singing of a Black girl’s song, with per...

An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" ( Washington Post Book World).When it debuted in October 1971, seven years after the Civil Rights Act, Soul Train boldly went where no variety show had gone before, showcasing the cultural preferences of young African-Americans and t...

NICE STORIES about NICE PEOPLE --- I hope you'll smile when you read these uplifting, lighthearted, inspirational stories. This book may be your opportunity to relive your fond memories of thse famous, popular, Super Stars. Including their personal stories and autographed pictures. Wonderful pictures of Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Kool and the Gang, Cab Calloway, Harry James, Sammy Kaye, Caterina Valente, Vera Hruba, Brian Hyland (Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini) singer, Wayn...

When television was young . . .Legendary movie producer Darryl Zanuck declared, "People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.Before 5:30, there were only test patterns. Howdy Doody was the first show of the day.CBS agreed to put I Love Lucy on film only if Desi and Lucy paid part of the production fee. In return, CBS gave them ownership of the shows, including the right to rerun it forever.Kukla, Fran,...

Ten years ago a revival of swing took place, originating in San Francisco, snowballing into today's international resurgence. This book presents the complete history of swing music and dancing, then and now.

Dolly Rebecca Parton' (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, female actor, writer and benefactor, finest familiar for her work in country tunes.This book is your ultimate resource for Dolly Parton. Here you will find the most up-to-date 218 Success Facts, Information, and much more.p>In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Dolly Parton's Early life, Career and Perso...

Behind the scenes in the life of a musician—an exuberant, entertaining memoir from jazz guitarist, singer, and raconteur John PizzarelliJohn Pizzarelli, the son of jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, is a connoisseur of American song who grew up among the legends of jazz. From teenage explorations of rock music to life on the road with his father, he worked his way from gigs in tiny clubs to opening for Frank Sinatra during his final international tour. Now Pizzar...