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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard CarlinPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781496814807ISBN 10: 1496814800 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 30 August 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe FBI always figured Morris Levy was the front man for the syndicate in the record business. This beloved, feared music man finally gets the epic biography he deserves in Richard Carlin's fascinating Godfather of the Music Business. --Joel Selvin, author of Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues One of Steven van Zandt’s picks for his ten favorite music books of 2016 """"[A] colorful account of that sinister svengali, Morris Levy. . . . Carlin’s concise narrative successfully arcs Levy’s rags to riches rise."""" - Mike Jurkovic, Elmore """"Scrupulously even-handed, Carlin eschews the sensational in favor of sober business history, meticulously detailing key aspects of Levy’s forty-year career."""" - Jonathan Karp, Jewish Review of Books """"Four stars. Richard Carlin’s brilliant research digs up intriguing stories. . . . Totally fascinating."""" - Fred Dellar, Mojo """"Richard Carlin has written an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes study of jazz and popular music through the fascinating (and checkered) career of Morris Levy. Digging deep into a variety of sources, Carlin has added fascinating, often highly personal, details to the history of popular music during the latter half of the twentieth century. This is a messy and revealing story, with an assortment of criminal types and sprinkled with many interesting photos."""" - Ronald D. Cohen, editor of Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935–1945, published by University Press of Mississippi """"The FBI always figured Morris Levy was the front man for the syndicate in the record business. This beloved, feared music man finally gets the epic biography he deserves in Richard Carlin’s fascinating Godfather of the Music Business."""" - Joel Selvin, author of Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues Author InformationRichard Carlin, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, is the author of several books on popular music, including Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways and Country Music: The People, Places, and Moments That Shaped the Country Style. He also coedited “Ain’t Nothing But the Real Thing”: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment and edited the eight-volume series America’s Popular Music. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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