Contents
Acknowledgments
Author¿s Note
Introduction
Part I: The Independent Revolution
1. We¿re Rolling--Take One!
2. The Super Indies
3. California Booming
4. New York: Big City and Little Tiffany
5. The Battle of the Speeds and Golden Seeds
Part II: Regional Sounds
6. Riding the Nashville Airwaves
7. The Chess Game
8. King of Them All
9. Behind the Southern Sun
10. Louisiana Gumbo
Part III: The Hustle Is On
11. Billboard and Cash Box: Stars and Bullets
12. A-Hustle and A-Scuffle at Old Town
13. Mercury Rising and the Roulette Wheel
14. Tin Pan Alley and Beyond
15. Hillbilly Boogie
16. West Coast Rockin¿ and Rollin¿
17. From Motown to Manhattan: In Almost Perfect Harmony
18. Harlem Hotshots and the Black Experience
19. On and Off Broadway
20. Gold Coast Platters and Stock Matters
Part IV: Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay
21. The London American Group: Rockin¿ around the World
22. Teen Scene
23. Corporate Takeover and Talent Makeover
24. The Payola Scandal and Changing Times
25. End of Session: Art Rupe¿s New Rules at Specialty Records
Part V: Appendixes
Appendix A: U.S. Record Sales, 1921-69
Appendix B: Original Postwar Record Labels: How Did They Start
Up, and Where Are They Now?
Appendix C: Independent Record Distributors¿ Network: 1946-48,
1954, 1960
Appendix D: Pressing Plants, 1946
Appendix E: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Record Men Inductees,
1986-2006
Appendix F: Record Makers: Biographical Data (Selective)
Appendix G: Oral History
Notes
Bibliography
Photograph credits (to be done)
Index (to be done)