Hits Just Keep on Coming The History of Top 40 Radio

Name: Hits Just Keep on Coming The History of Top 40 Radio
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ISBN: 9780879306649

ISBN-10: 0879306645

ISBN-13: 9780879306649

Edition: 2001

Authors: Ben Fong-Torres

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This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive CD with "airchecks" - rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts - so that readers can hear the crazed, creative and compelling voices that made Top 40 so memorable. Also includes lots of fantastic black-and-white photos to help readers put faces to the voices they know so well, a bibliography and index, and a…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date: 12/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface: In the Still of the Night


Acknowledgments: This Is Dedicated ...


Introduction: Radio Ga Ga



Video Killed the Radio Star



The First Time ...



The King of the Old Moondoggers



The Founding Daddy-os



The Good Guys



Bill Gavin: Let's Work Together



Hey, Mr. Deejay, I: The Initial Buzz



You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio



Busted



Hey, Mr. Deejay, II: I'm Sorry



Listen to the Music



Hey, Mr. Deejay, III: East Side, West Side



Hit Me With Your Best Shot



Big Boss Man



British Radio: Sink the Pirates



FM (No Static At All)



Just Running Scared



Video Killed the Radio Star (Reprise)



Different Strokes ...


Top of the Pops


Bibliography


Index


Credits