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Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy (American Made Music Series)
Richard Carlin
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Description for Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy (American Made Music Series)
Hardcover. The incredible story of the cofounder of Birdland, a force in jazz and pop, and one of music's last great hustlers Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 back & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
This biography tells the story of one of the most notorious figures in the history of popular music, Morris Levy (1927-1990). At age nineteen, he cofounded the nightclub Birdland in Hell's Kitchen, which became the home for a new musical style, bebop. Levy operated one of the first integrated clubs on Broadway and helped build the careers of Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell and most notably aided the reemergence of Count Basie. In 1957, he founded a record label, Roulette Records. Roulette featured many of the significant jazz artists who played Birdland but also scored top pop hits with acts ... Read more
This biography tells the story of one of the most notorious figures in the history of popular music, Morris Levy (1927-1990). At age nineteen, he cofounded the nightclub Birdland in Hell's Kitchen, which became the home for a new musical style, bebop. Levy operated one of the first integrated clubs on Broadway and helped build the careers of Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell and most notably aided the reemergence of Count Basie. In 1957, he founded a record label, Roulette Records. Roulette featured many of the significant jazz artists who played Birdland but also scored top pop hits with acts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
Series
American Made Music Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781496805706
SKU
V9781496805706
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Ref
99-1
About Richard Carlin
Richard Carlin, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, is the author of several books on popular music, including Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways and Country Music: The People, Places, and Moments That Shaped the Country Style. He also coedited ""Ain't Nothing But the Real Thing"": How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment and edited the eight-volume series America's Popular ... Read more
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