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| Title | : | The Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879306645 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
"Where The Hits Were MadeAnd Played" according to Bill Slocum. An account of U.S. pop radio's heyday from the 1950s to the 1980s, "The Hits Just Keep On Coming" winds up being as personality-fueled as the medium it chronicles - to a fault.For author Ben Fong-Torres, the story of Top Where The Hits Were MadeAnd Played Bill Slocum An account of U.S. pop radio's heyday from the 1950s to the 1980s, "The Hits Just Keep On Coming" winds up being as personality-fueled as the medium it chronicles - to a fault.For author Ben Fong-Torres, the story of Top 40 radio is best explained with capsule biographies of its most successful disc jockeys, folks like Cousin Brucie, Wolfman Jack, Murray the K, the Real Don Steele, and Casey Kasem, exemplars of the funny one-liner, of reading ad copy lik. 0 radio is best explained with capsule biographies of its most successful disc jockeys, folks like Cousin Brucie, Wolfman Jack, Murray the K, the Real Don Steele, and Casey Kasem, exemplars of the funny one-liner, of reading ad copy lik. "A must for music fans! Don't leave home without" according to Ken Chirkis. A must for music fans! Don't leave home without it.. Definitive Chronicle Of The Top Definitive Chronicle Of The Top 40 Era on Radio H. Duane Wadsworth As an alumnus of a McLendon station, KELP, El Paso, Ben's book brought back the memories of decades past. Seriously researched and accurate, this is THE book of what TOP 40 was, who invented it, why it was a huge success and what happened to the stations and people who were involved. A "must read" for anyone who ever worked in radio or has an interest in the media. Also, it's great fun!. 0 Era on Radio As an alumnus of a McLendon station, KELP, El Paso, Ben's book brought back the memories of decades past. Seriously researched and accurate, this is THE book of what TOP Definitive Chronicle Of The Top 40 Era on Radio H. Duane Wadsworth As an alumnus of a McLendon station, KELP, El Paso, Ben's book brought back the memories of decades past. Seriously researched and accurate, this is THE book of what TOP 40 was, who invented it, why it was a huge success and what happened to the stations and people who were involved. A "must read" for anyone who ever worked in radio or has an interest in the media. Also, it's great fun!. 0 was, who invented it, why it was a huge success and what happened to the stations and people who were involved. A "must read" for anyone who ever worked in radio or has an interest in the media. Also, it's great fun!
"A reminder of how good radio used to be, and a heck of a good read." -- Seattle Times, December 6, 1998"Ben Fong-Torres, of Rolling Stone magazine and Gavin Report fame, has managed to capture the essence of the golden age of Top 40 radio, a phenomenon that, as Ben points out, 'has gone through 45 revolutions per minute for 45 years.' It's a fast-paced book, just like the format, rich in historical detail and anecdotes about how the Top 40 format has managed to 'stay forever young.'You feel like you're in direct contact with the way many of Top 40's philosophical roots were formed (and why they've spilled over into other formats today.)" -- Programmer's Digest, December 1998"Perfect for those interested in radio, rock 'n' roll, and good times." -- The Citizens' Voice, December 12, 1998"Tops the charts as one of the most user-friendly and colorful accounts.Recommended for anyone interested in the history of radio, this is certainly an excellent supplementary volume for courses focusing on broadcast programming and its role in culture." -- Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Spring 1999"You'll listen to radio with new ears and new appreciation when you're done with this one." --"Cosmik Debris" webzine, February 1999
This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive link to online media with "airchecks" rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts so that readers can hear the crazed, creative
He also wrote and narrated a syndicated radio special, "San Francisco: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been," which won a Billboard Award for Broadcast Excellence. . Former managing editor of Gavin - the first publication to chart Top 40 hits for radio - Fong-Torres has written for dozens of magazines including Esquire and GQ. Ben Fong-Torres, perhaps best-known as a former award-winning reporter and editor at Rolling St
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