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Music Business Stories – Book OneMusic Business Stories – Book One documents the development of the music industry from 1950 to 1985. This comprehensive account underscores the significance of the 45 rpm single, vinyl record albums, and provides a detailed overview of promotion, distribution, marketing, and sales practices during this era. Each chapter presents key moments involving influential artists, their managers, record label executives, and the transformative approaches that shaped the music business.
Chapters feature: narratives and insights from distinguished figures such as Michael Nesmith, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Don Imus, Brian Auger, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and John Denver. These accounts highlight the dynamic relationship between creative artists and their managers, including Frank Dileo, Colonel Tom Parker, Jerry Weintraub, and Tony Defries.
Chapters address: Political dynamics, behind-the-scenes office diplomacy, and the prevalence of drug and alcohol use within the music industry. Music Business Stories – Book One presents narratives that illustrate how the careers of numerous individuals in the industry were profoundly impacted by widespread substance abuse.
Chapters address: Stories that are often times funny, sometimes crazy, and many times gravitate to conclude we all share strengths and weakness However, The Music Business is one industry that provides the stage to magnify humanity in regards to both triumph and disaster.
Author Biography
Behind the glitter of the stage lights, the music business was chaos-equal parts brilliance, madness, and cutthroat deals. Tom was there for it all. At RCA Records, he promoted Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Lou Reed, and Harry Nilsson. Later, he co-founded labels, signed hitmakers like Chic, and revived publishing catalogs still thriving today.In Music Business Stories – Book One (1965-1985), Tom reveals the untold truths: limo deals inked at 3 a.m., road trips gone dangerously off the rails, and backstage comedy that sometimes came with a cost. This isn’t a polished history. It’s the raw, unfiltered ride through rock ‘n’ roll’s golden age-told by someone who lived it and survived to tell the tale.
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