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Something in the Air : Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation by Marc Fisher (2007, Hardcover)

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ISBN: 0375509070. Author: Fisher, Marc. Publisher: Random House. Release Date: 2007-01-09.

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A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio- and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youth When television became the next big thing in broadcast entertainment, everyone figured video would kill the radio star- and radio, period. But radio came roaring back with a whole new concept. The war was over, the baby boom was on, the country was in clover, and a bold new beat was giving the syrupy songs of yesteryear a run for their money. Add transistors, 45 rpm records, and a young man named Elvis to the mix, and the result was the perfect storm that rocked, rolled, and reinvented radio. Visionary entrepreneurs like Todd Storz pioneered the Top 40 concept, which united a generation. But it took trendsetting " disc jockeys" like Alan Freed, Murray the K, Wolfman Jack, Cousin Brucie, and their fast-talking, too-cool-for-school counterparts across the land to turn time, temperature, and the same irresistible hit tunes played again and again into the ubiquitous sound track of the fifties and sixties. The Top 40 sound broke through racial barriers, galvanized coming-of-age kids (and scandalized their perplexed parents), and provided the insistent, inescapable backbeat for times that were a-changin' . Along with rock-and-roll music came the attitude that would literally change the " voice" of radio forever, via the likes of raconteur Jean Shepherd, who captivated his loyal following of " Night People"; the inimitable Bob Fass, whose groundbreaking Radio Unnameable inaugurated the anything-goes free-form style that would come to define the alternative frontier of FM; and a small-timeTop 40 deejay who would ultimately find national fame as a political talk-show host named Rush Limbaugh. From Hunter Hancock, who pushed beyond the limits of 1950s racial segregation with rhythm and blues and hepcat patter, to Howard Stern, who blew through all the limits with a blue streak of outrageous on-air antics; from the heyday of summer songs that united carefree listeners to the latter days of political talk that divides contentious callers; from the haze of classic rock to the latest craze in hip-hop, "Something in the Air" chronicles the extraordinary evolution of the unique and timeless medium that captured our hearts and minds, shook up our souls, tuned in- and turned on- our consciousness, and went from being written off to rewriting the rules of pop culture.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375509070
ISBN-13
9780375509070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54369887

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Book Title
Something in the Air : Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation
Author
Marc Fisher
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Radio / History & Criticism, Media Studies, General, Radio / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History, Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
22.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
He8698.F47 2007
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-047353
Dewey Decimal
384.540973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by lotus503Aug 06, 2010
Something in the Air by Marc Fisher (2007, Hardcover)
This is one great book. It is an excellent overview of the top 40 radio from the early days of rock'n'roll to it's decline in the 1970s with "album rock" FM. If you're a radio station exec, using some of the ideas in this book (with moderation, of course) could really increase your potential listenership. It's been away so long that it could be considered "new and fresh" to a new generation. Other books I would recommend are: Have Mercy!: Confessions of the Original Rock 'N' Roll Animal.....FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio, by Richard Neer....Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America, by Jesse Walker.....and The Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Top 40 Radio, by Ben Fong-Torres.
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by yardwalkJul 31, 2019
One of the best books I've read about radio!
This is a fantastic book for anyone that loves radio!
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