Turn Up The Radio : Rock, Pop, and Roll in Los Angeles 1956-1972 - Hardcover

Harvey Kubernik; Tom Petty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1595800794 ISBN 13: 9781595800794

Publisher: Santa Monica Press, 2014

Synopsis

Combining oral and illustrated history with a connective narrative, this fascinating compilation captures the zeitgeist of the Los Angeles rock and pop music world between the years of 1956 and 1972. Turn Up the Radio! features hundreds of photographs and images of rare - and in numerous cases, previously unpublished - memorabilia. This collection highlights dozens of iconic musicians, including Sam Cooke, Jim Morrison, David Bowie, Neil Young, the Doors, the Eagles, Frank Zappa and many others. Packed with exclusive interviews; a one-of-a-kind keepsake.

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Review:

'Combining hard facts with fond reminiscence, Turn Up The Radio! is an Aladdin's cave of recollections, anecdotes, and memorabilia. By interviewing a virtual A-Z of figures from the most productive era of the LA music scene... Kubernik brings to life an unsurpassed panorama of how it was once upon a time in the city of the Angels.' - --Shindig Magazine

'He also provides illustrations trawled from a cornucopia of photographs, picture sleeves, posters, radio playlists, ticket stubs, press cuttings and other memorabilia, which plunge the most casual bookshop browser into the heart of n account that is as entertaining as it is educational.' - --The Beat

About the Author:

Harvey Kubernik, a native of Los Angeles, California, has been a noted music journalist for over forty years. A former West Coast A&R director for MCA Records, Kubernik is the author of five books, including This Is Rebel Music, A Perfect Haze: The Illustrated History of the Monterey International Pop Festival (co-authored by Kenneth Kubernik), and Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. Kubernik’s writings on popular music have been published nationally and internationally in the Los Angeles Times, MOJO, Goldmine, Musician, Melody Maker, Treats!, the Los Angeles Free Press, Crawdaddy!, Record Collector News, and many other periodicals and online outlets. His work has also been placed in several book anthologies, including The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats and Drinking with Bukowski. Kubernik has penned liner notes for a dozen albums by a diverse group of recording artists, most notably Elvis Presley, Allen Ginsberg, Carole King, and the Ramones.

Tom Petty is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album in 1976. Petty has received numerous prestigious awards, including seventeen Grammy nominations. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. Petty and his collaborators have sold over sixty million records. He lives in Los Angeles.

Roger Steffens is the author or co-author of seven books on Bob Marley and reggae history, including Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography and The Reggae Scrapbook. He is also the founder of the award-winning Reggae Beat radio show with Hank Holmes on Santa Monica’s NPR affiliate, KCRW. Steffens lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Santa Monica Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1595800794
• ISBN 13: 9781595800794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336