Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375509070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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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-time Top 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 un
"All Hail Rock 'n Roll!" according to Peter Cavanaugh. Simply stated, "Something in the Air" is the best book on Radio I've ever read. Congratulations to Marc Fisher on a wonderful skip through time without a single trip. Excelsior!"Peter Cavanaughwildwednesday.com. "How and what radio for the last 50 years has been for many of us" according to Eugene B. Bergmann. The vast scope and detail of the book make it what must surely be--one of the definitive descriptions of what radio is and means in our time. The chapter on radio humorist Jean Shepherd is one of the best short descriptions and discussions of Shepherd that I've encountered. Excelsior!. Paul Tognetti said Baby boomers in particular will enjoy this remarkable account of the evolution of radio in America.. Oh how I miss the radio I grew up with! Like most people these days I have become extremely disenchanted with most of commercial radio. I lament the fact that the consolidation of broadcast media has left many towns with almost no local radio programming at all. I wonder how this sad state of affairs came to be. "Something In The Air" traces the evolution of this venerable medium from its inception in the early 19"Baby boomers in particular will enjoy this remarkable account of the evolution of radio in America." according to Paul Tognetti. Oh how I miss the radio I grew up with! Like most people these days I have become extremely disenchanted with most of commercial radio. I lament the fact that the consolidation of broadcast media has left many towns with almost no local radio programming at all. I wonder how this sad state of affairs came to be. "Something In The Air" traces the evolution of this venerable medium from its inception in the early 1920'. 0'
From Publishers Weekly There's not a bit of dead air in this well-written and researched history of radio and its pivotal role in the emergence of American youth culture. . He follows radio's decline from a medium driven by freedom and passion to one comprising wastelands of unmanned stations, prefab formats and narrow niche markets. Fisher does more than take a nostalgic look backward at what we've lost. (Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Washington Post columnist Fisher (After the Wall: Germany, the Germans and the Bur