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Station To Station : The Secret History of Rock & Roll on Television, Weingarten
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- ISBN
- 9780671034443
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pocket Books
ISBN-10
0671034448
ISBN-13
9780671034443
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1686356
Product Key Features
Book Title
Station to Station : the Secret History of Rock and Roll On Television
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Television / History & Criticism, Reference, Television / General, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year
2000
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-049131
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
781.66/0973
Table Of Content
Contents 1. Local Heroes 2. "A Real Decent, Fine Boy"; Elvis on TV 3. The Idolmaker: Dick Clark and American Bandstand 4. Nelson Family Values 5. The Whole World Is Watching: The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show 6. Do the Demographic Rock: The Monkees 7. Bump City: 1960s TV Rock Shows 8. Tougher than Leather: Elvis's '68 Comeback Special 9. Couch Time with the Counterculture 10. After the Sugar Rush: Cartoon Rock 11. Naked Lunch Box: David Cassidy and the Cult of the Teen Idol 12. Lucite and Soul: 1970s TV Rock 13. Saturday Night Live: Rock as Comedy, Comedy as Rock 14. Last Night a Veejay Saved My Life Notes TV Rock Top 40
Synopsis
"Rock 'n' roll was loud, brash, and impudent; TV was soothing and polite. Rock 'n' roll was sex; TV was violins. Rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley; TV was Robert Young."-- fromStation to Station Television and rock 'n' roll: a combative yet profitable marriage of convenience that shapes fashion, attitude, talk, and music itself. InStation to Station,the first book to fully chronicle the evolution of televised rock, renowned music journalist Marc Weingarten brings to life all the defining moments in its history, from Elvis andThe Ed Sullivan Showto Madonna and MTV.Covering six decades of culturally significant performances, personalities, and shows, and drawing on dozens of in-depth interviews with key players at every level, Weingarten reveals how rock on television synthesized the burgeoning youth culture and transformed the face of middle-class America. He exploresAmerican Bandstand's stranglehold on the pop-radio charts in the 1950's, the rise and demise of artists viaSoul TrainandSaturday Night Live,and the impact of radio programmer Bob Pittman's idea for an "all music video" channel. Whether discussing players (Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, Don Cornelius), prefab teen idols (Fabian, The Monkees, The Partridge Family), or showstoppers (The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Run-DMC) Station to Station is a thouroughly engaging and coprehensive look at the intersecting realms of popular culture's two most influential artforms., "Rock 'n' roll was loud, brash, and impudent; TV was soothing and polite. Rock 'n' roll was sex; TV was violins. Rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley; TV was Robert Young." -- from Station to Station Television and rock 'n' roll: a combative yet profitable marriage of convenience that shapes fashion, attitude, talk, and music itself. In Station to Station, the first book to fully chronicle the evolution of televised rock, renowned music journalist Marc Weingarten brings to life all the defining moments in its history, from Elvis and The Ed Sullivan Show to Madonna and MTV. Covering six decades of culturally significant performances, personalities, and shows, and drawing on dozens of in-depth interviews with key players at every level, Weingarten reveals how rock on television synthesized the burgeoning youth culture and transformed the face of middle-class America. He explores American Bandstand 's stranglehold on the pop-radio charts in the 1950's, the rise and demise of artists via Soul Train and Saturday Night Live, and the impact of radio programmer Bob Pittman's idea for an "all music video" channel. Whether discussing players (Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, Don Cornelius), prefab teen idols (Fabian, The Monkees, The Partridge Family), or showstoppers (The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Run-DMC) Station to Station is a thouroughly engaging and coprehensive look at the intersecting realms of popular culture's two most influential artforms.
LC Classification Number
ML3534.W445 2000
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