{"product_id":"turn-up-the-radio-rock-pop-and-roll-in-los-angeles-1956a-1972-hardcover","title":"Turn Up the Radio!: Rock, Pop, and Roll in Los Angeles 1956a-1972 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Kubernik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Petty\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRoger Steffens\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining oral and illustrated history with a connective narrative, \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Radio \u003c\/i\u003e captures the zeitgeist of the Los Angeles rock and pop music world between the years of 1956 and 1972. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photographs and images of memorabilia, this collection highlights dozens of iconic bands and musicians, including the Doors, the Beach Boys, Buffalo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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. 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Baker, Merry Clayton, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bobby Womack, and Kim Fowley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Radio \u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the DJs who brought the music of Los Angeles to fans throughout Southern California--and, ultimately, the world--including Art Laboe, Dave Hull, the Real Don Steele, and Dave Diamond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with exclusive interviews, this one-of-a-kind keepsake is a must-have for any music fan.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining oral and illustrated history with a connective narrative, \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Radio!\u003c\/i\u003e captures the zeitgeist of the Los Angeles rock and pop music world between the years of 1956 and 1972. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing hundreds of rare and previously unpublished photographs and images of memorabilia, this collection highlights dozens of iconic bands and musicians, including the Doors, the Beach Boys, Buffalo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, Sam Cooke, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, Thee Midniters, Sonny and Cher, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut recording artists heard on the AM and FM dial are only one part of the rich history of music in Los Angeles. \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Radio!\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Bones Howe, Barney Kessel, B. J. Baker, Merry Clayton, Jack Nitzsche, Hal Blaine, Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bobby Womack, Kim Fowley, Bruce Botnick, Dave Gold, and Stan Ross are just a few of the names recognized for their crucial contributions to the music created and produced in the recording studios of Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Radio!\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the DJs who brought the music of Los Angeles to fans throughout Southern California--and, ultimately, the world--including Art Laboe, Dave Hull, Robert W. Morgan, the Real Don Steele, Jim Ladd, and Dave Diamond. Their dedication to the music they played at such iconic radio stations as KHJ, KFWB, KRLA, KMET, and KLOS was critical to the development of popular music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with exclusive interviews, this one-of-a-kind keepsake of rock, pop, and roll in the City of Angels is a must-have for any music fan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey Kubernik\u003c\/b\u003e, a native of Los Angeles, California, has been a noted music journalist for over forty years. A former West Coast A\u0026amp;R director for MCA Records, Kubernik is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eThis Is Rebel Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Haze: The Illustrated History of the Monterey International Pop Festival\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored by Kenneth Kubernik), and \u003ci\u003eCanyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e. Kubernik's writings on popular music have been published nationally and internationally in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoldmine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMusician\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreats!\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrawdaddy!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecord Collector News\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other periodicals and online outlets. His work has also been placed in several book anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Rolling Stone Book of the Beats\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrinking with Bukowski\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Petty\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Steffens\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or co-author of seven books on Bob Marley and reggae history, including \u003ci\u003eBob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reggae Scrapbook\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the founder of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eReggae Beat\u003c\/i\u003e radio show with Hank Holmes on Santa Monica's NPR affiliate, KCRW. 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