Jeffrey Sussman

Backbeat Gangsters

The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Rock Music

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about how organized crime came to dominate the record business during the early days of rock and roll.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538190265
• ISBN-10: 1538190265
• Artikelnr.: 70831363

Autorenporträt

By Jeffrey Sussman

Inhaltsangabe

1. Juke Boxes and 45 RPM Records.
2. Alan Freed and Payola USA
3. Morris Levy: The Octopus
4. Vincent "the Chin" Gigante and Thomas Eboli
5. Tommy James and the Shondells
6. Frankie Lymon: The Doom of a Teenager in Love
7. Jimmy Rodgers: No Love Lost
8. MCA
9. Corky Vastola, Sonny Brocco, Fritzy Giovanelli, John LeMonte and the
Cutout Racket
10. Rock & Roll and the Celebration of Gangsters