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OverviewA tour-de-force history of Jews, blues, and the birth of a new industry. On the south side of Chicago in the late 1940s, two immigrants, one a Jew born in Russia, the other a black blues singer from Mississippi met and changed the course of musical history. Muddy Waters electrified the blues, and Leonard Chess recorded it. Soon Bo Diddly and Chuck Berry added a dose of pulsating rhythm, and Chess Records captured that, too. Rock & roll had arrived, and an industry was born. In a book as vibrantly and exuberantly written as the music and people it portrays, Rich Cohen tells the engrossing story of how Leonard Chess, with the other record men, made this new sound into a multi-billion-dollar business aggressively acquiring artists, hard-selling distributors, riding the crest of a wave that would crash over a whole generation. Full of absorbing lore and animated by a deep love for popular music, Machers and Rockers is a smash hit. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rich CohenPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9780393052800ISBN 10: 039305280 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 28 October 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback 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 ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRich Cohen is the author of Tough Jews, The Avengers, and Lake Effect. He lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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