This volume is an engaging and exceptional history of the independent rock 'n' roll record industry from its raw regional beginnings in the 1940s with R &amp; B and hillbilly music through its peak in the 1950s and decline in the 1960s. John Broven combines narrative history with extensive oral history material from numerous recording pioneers including Joe Bihari of Modern Records; Marshall Chess of Chess Records; Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, and Miriam Bienstock of Atlantic Records; Sam Phillips of Sun Records; Art Rupe of Specialty Records; and many more.

Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers (Music in American Life)

Broven, John

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University of Illinois Press

Traces the development of the rhythm and blues musical style and recording industry in New Orleans from 1946 to 1963

Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans

Arts & Photography

Music

Pelican Pub Co Inc

Describes the history of the music of southern Louisiana and examines the influence of Cajun songs on American popular music

South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous

A history of the unique sounds of the Cajun Bayous. Extensive research, fieldwork, and personal interviews combine to provide a fascinating look into the sounds of South Louisiana from early Cajun and Cajun-Country through Zydeco and Blues to the Cajun revival as the first comprehensive look into the history of this distinctive style of music. Included are the contributions of such legends as Joseph Falcon, whose “Allons a Lafayette” in 1928 was the first Cajun recording, Amadie Ardoin, Iry LeJune, and Nathan Abshire, and modern artists such as Doug Kershaw, Jimmy C. Newman, and the late Clifton “King” Chenier who have taken Cajun music to the national scene where the music of Louisiana is now heard around the world.

South To Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous

Pelican Publishing

Walking to New Orleans: The story of New Orleans rhythm & blues

Blues Unlimited

A comprehensive history documenting the rise and development of a unique musical form, this book examines the careers and music of the major R&B artists, as well as the important peripheral activity of the New Orleans music industry: recording studios, clubs, and record companies. Much of the material comes firsthand from the musicians who helped create Rhythm and Blues as a musical genre. The book features such R&B stars Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Professor Longhair, Huey "Piano" Smith, Wardell Quezergue, and Little Richard. Nearly one hundred photographs are included, along with a complete appendix featuring a list of best-selling records produced in New Orleans.

South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous 2nd Edition

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Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers (Music in American Life)

Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers (Music in American Life)

Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans

South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous

South To Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous

Walking to New Orleans: The story of New Orleans rhythm & blues

Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans

South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous 2nd Edition