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Machers and rockers : Chess Records and the business of rock & roll / Rich Cohen.
| Author/creator | Cohen, Rich |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2004. |
| Description | 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Enterprise Enterprise (New York, N.Y.) ^A585430 |
| Contents | Today you are a man, go get me a drink -- Jew Street -- They call it the blues, but it makes you want to dance -- 2120 South Michigan -- The kids dig it, but the kids are sick -- The record man pays for our sins. |
| Abstract | 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 Diddley and Chuck Berry added a dose of pulsating rhythm, and Chess Records captured that, too. Rock & Roll had arrived, and an industry was born. The author tells the engrossing story of how Chess, with the other record men, made this new sound into a multi-billion-dollar business - aggressively acquiring artists, strong-arming distributors, riding the crest of a wave that would crash over a whole generation. |
| General note | "Atlas Books." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004011792 |
| ISBN | 039305280X (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML405 .C63 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |