The south central shuffle ; The birth of the cool cats ; The dotted line ; The new kids on the block ; Tape is rolling ; Legends in their spare time ; A sandbox as big as an ocean ; Go east, young man ; Powdered sugar ; When Sonny met Cher ; Folk rocks ; Gèotterdèammerung ; And the hits just keep on comin'! ; Safe and warm in L.A. ; A loon and a bear ; Colored balls falling ; The left hand of darkness ; Expecting to chart ; Circus boyz ; Up, up, and all the way ; It was a mellow yellow year ; Meet me at Sunset and Fairfax ; The king has entered the building ; It's the singer and the song ; On his carousel ; The swamp ; Go west, young clan ; The soul survivor and the maestro arrive ; Make it a little louder.
. - Combining oral and illustrated history with a connective narrative, Turn Up the Radio! captures the zeitgeist of the Los Angeles rock and pop music world between the years of 1956 and 1972. Featuring hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photographs and images of memorabilia, this collection highlights dozens of iconic bands and musicians, including the Doors, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, CSN, the Monkees, the Rolling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, Thee Midniters, Sonny and Cher, and many others. The book also digs deep to uncover the studio musicians, background vocalists, songwriters, producers, and engineers who helped propel the Los Angeles rock and pop music scene to such a legendary status, such as Bones Howe, Barney Kessel, B. J. Baker, Merry Clayton, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bobby Womack, and Kim Fowley. Finally, Turn Up the Radio! pays tribute to the DJs who brought the music of Los Angeles to fans throughout Southern Californiaand, ultimately, the worldincluding Art Laboe, Dave Hull, the Real Don Steele, and Dave Diamond. Packed with exclusive interviews, this one-of-a-kind keepsake is a must-have for any music fan.
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