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OverviewKing of the Queen City is the first comprehensive history of King Records, one of the most influential independent record companies in the history of American music. Founded by businessman Sydney Nathan in the mid-1940s, this small outsider record company in Cincinnati, Ohio, attracted a diverse roster of artists, including James Brown, the Stanley Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Redd Foxx, Earl Bostic, Bill Doggett, Ike Turner, Roy Brown, Freddie King, Eddie Vinson, and Johnny ""Guitar"" Watson. While other record companies concentrated on one style of music, King was active in virtually all genres of vernacular American music, from blues and R & B to rockabilly, bluegrass, western swing, and country. A progressive company in a reactionary time, King was led by an interracial creative and executive staff that redefined the face and voice of American music as well as the way it was recorded and sold. Drawing on personal interviews, research in newspapers and periodicals, and deep access to the King archives, Jon Hartley Fox weaves together the elements of King's success, focusing on the dynamic personalities of the artists, producers, and key executives such as Syd Nathan, Henry Glover, and Ralph Bass. The book also includes a foreword by legendary guitarist, singer, and songwriter Dave Alvin. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jon Hartley Fox , Dave AlvinPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780252080555ISBN 10: 0252080556 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 21 July 2014 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsFascinating biography on Syd Nathan's King Records. 4 stars. --MOJO Fox and the University of Illinois Press have given us an important book about a very important operation. Thank you. --Oxford American As entertaining and dynamic a story as the music that inspired it. --Metro Times Fascinating biography on Syd Nathan's King Records. 4 stars. -- MOJO Fox and the University of Illinois Press have given us an important book about a very important operation. Thank you. -- Oxford American As entertaining and dynamic a story as the music that inspired it. -- Metro Times Author InformationJon Hartley Fox is a resident of Grass Valley, California and has written about music and the arts for forty years. He has won two writing awards for album annotation from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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