Rockin' Down the Dial

by Carson, David

• ISBN13: 9781879094628
• ISBN10: 1879094622
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Momentum Books Llc

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
The Bellboy and the Bobby-soxers	1	(20)
Sounds and Styles	21	(16)
``You're Not Planning on Staying in This Business, Are You?''	37	(4)
``He's a Rockin' Mo-chine''	41	(12)
``Frantically Yours''	53	(8)
The Beat of the Top 40	61	(16)
``Words and Music''	77	(6)
Put Another Nickel in the Jukebox	83	(14)
Radio Rebounds	97	(20)
The Cream of the Crop Until Twelve O'Clock	117	(12)
Winners and Losers	129	(10)
The Return of ``a Guy by the Name of Clay''	139	(6)
The Keener Sound	145	(8)
Beatle Boosters, Morning Madness, and Other Weird Tales	153	(10)
Cruisin' the Sixties	163	(12)
The Purtan Principle	175	(8)
``Detroit Swings While Joey Stings''	183	(14)
``You're Gonna Like It...I Betcha!''	197	(4)
Ladies and Gentlemen: The ``Big 8''	201	(8)
``Busted in Baltimore-Dawn in Detroit''	209	(12)
Over Under Sideways Down	221	(14)
Dateline Detroit: The 1970s	235	(4)
Radio Round-up	239	(10)
Notes	249	(18)
References	267	(8)
Index	275