Payola in the Music Industry: A History, 1880-1991 (Twenty-First Century Works)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786476141 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wise, Daley Community Coll. . Thus, it becomes a grave necessity for promoters to grease the skids. Lib., ChicagoCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Much of the information here is derived from newspapers and magazines like Variety . From Library Journal "Payola is simply another word for bribery," claims Segrave, while pointing out that few songs are performed in public or receive air time and that fewer still become hits. This book, by the author of Drive-In Theaters: A History from Their Inception in 1933 ( LJ 1/93), traces the history of payola, its development, the attempts at regulating and legislating it, and i
He lives in British Columbia. . Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such topics as drive-in theaters, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking, shoplifting and ticket-scalping
Contrary to popular belief, the acceptance of payola is legal. The early bribes to the minstrel groups and vaudeville players are traced, as are modern-day payments to disc jockeys and radio station program directors, where drugs are often given instead of cash. Particular attention is paid to 1959 and 1960 when federal investigators attempted to eradicate the practice.. (Only the nonreporting of it would be illegal.) The recipients of payola and the reasons behind it are discussed decade-by-decade. Payola is as old as the music industry and continues today
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Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. 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Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. "Wide open business warfare in popular song" according to Son of Flintstone. Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over Wide open business warfare in popular song Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 1 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over Wide open business warfare in popular song Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 5s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s and 'Wide open business warfare in popular song Son of Flintstone Small book, but lots of engrossing information. Text runs to 221 pages, the balance is footnotes and bibliography listings.I knew some vague information about "payola" and that the perceived chief evil was radio pay-for-play, but after having searched diligently for obscure 45s and poring over Joel Whitburn's chart books for over 30 years, listening to C&W back to rockabilly and r&b back to '30s and '40s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-. 0s hot swing vs., well, lousy white pop, I got a sense of something not-