Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry
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Lieberson, Goddard. See also Columbia/CBS
Life magazine
Lillywhite, Steve
Lippincott, Jesse
Livingston, Alan
Livingston, Bunny
LL Cool J
Lockwood, Joseph
Loewenstein, Rupert
Lomax, Alan
Lomax, John
London. See England
Lorillard, Elaine
Los Angeles. See California
Love, Mike
Love (band)
Lydon, John
Lynn, Vera
M., Boney
Macdonald, Thomas
Madness
Madonna
Maitland, Mike
Mamas & the Papas
Mamoudas, Victor
Manchester, William
Mancuso, David
Manzarek, Ray
Marconi, Guglielmo
Margereson, Dave
Marley, Bob
albums
CBS contract
death
Island contract
public perception of
singles
Wailers breakup and subsequent work
M/A/R/R/S
Marshall, Paul
Martha & the Vandellas
Martin, Barbara
Martin, George. See also EMI Records
AIR production company
background and EMI post
Beatles
on English class system
Epstein-managed bands
ethical integrity
“Theme One” composition
on Brian Wilson
Martin, Mary
Marvelettes
Mauro, Philip
MC5
MCA
McCartney, Paul
McClusky, Jeff
McCormack, John
McGhee, Howard
McGuinn, Roger
McGuinness, Paul
McLaren, Malcolm
Meehan, Tony
Meek, Joe
Meisel, Peter
Meisel, Trudy
Melrose, Lester and Walter
Mendes, Sergio
Mercer, Johnny
Meyers, Jerry
Miller, Daniel
Miller, Glenn
Miller, Mitch
Miller, Walter
Mills, Irving
Mills, Martin
minstrelsy
Mitchell, Joni
Moby
Monk, Thelonious
Monterey International Pop Festival
Moore, Scotty
Morgan, Derrick
Morley, Paul
Moroder, Giorgio
Morris, Doug
Morrison, Jim
Morrison, Van
Morse, William
Morton, Jelly Roll
Moss, Jerry. See also A&M
on A&M’s alliance with Island
creation of A&M
departure from PolyGram
on dramatic effect of English bands
on drug culture
on integrity in A&M culture
on Jewish influence in record industry
at Monterey Pop Festival
Motortown Revue tour
Motown
Mottola, Tommy
Mott the Hoople
MTV
music industry. See record industry
Mute
My Fair Lady
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters)
Nash, Graham
Nash, Johnny
Nathan, Syd
Neal, Bob
Neuwirth, Bob
New Order
Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals
News of the World
Newsweek
Newton, Ashley
New Wave music
New York. See also specific individuals; specific labels
dance scene
Great Migration of southern blacks to
Greenwich Village folk music clubs
specialist record stores
New York Dolls
New York Times
Nirvana
NME magazine
Noble, Mike
Northern Songs
’N Sync
Numan, Gary
Nyro, Laura
Oberstein, Maurice “Obie”
Ode Records
Ohga, Norio
Okeh
Oldfield, Mike
Oldham, Andrew Loog
Andrew Oldham Orchestra
background
on Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”
emulation of Spector
on entertainers in rock scene
Faithfull, Marianne
freelance promotion work
Immediate Records
Monterey Pop Festival
Rolling Stones
Small Faces
Oliver, King
O’Mahony, Sean
One Little Indian
101ers
opera and classical music
O’Rahilly, Ronan
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Orton, William
Ostin, Mo
on corporate interference
Hendrix, Jimi
as industry leader
Sex Pistols
Sinatra, Frank
Owen, William Barry
Pace, Harry
Paley, Bill
Palmer, Robert
Paramount
Parker, Charlie
Parker, Colonel Tom
Parks, Van Dyke
Parlophone
Patton, Charlie
Paul, Clarence
Pavitt, Bruce
Payne, James
Peel, John
Peer, Ralph
People’s Songs organization
Perkins, Carl
Perrin, Leslie
Philips manufacturing company
Philles Records
Phillips, John
Phillips, Sam. See also Sun Records
phonautograph
phonograph
Pickering, Mike
Pieper, Rudolf
Pillot, Michael
Pink Floyd
Platt, Tony
Pogues
Police
PolyGram
acquisitions
CD format
misfortunes
sale to Seagram
Universal Music Group merger
Poneman, Jon
Pop, Iggy
Posner, Mel
Presley, Elvis
Preuss, Oscar
Prevost, Charly
Price, Alan
Prince
Procol Harum
Prodigy
Prohibition
psychedelia and drug culture
in BBC radio service
California hippie culture
cocaine scene
drug use among pop stars
ecstasy
end of psychedelic era
musical drug references
as musical genre
Public Enemy
punk
R&B
embrace by white teenagers
labels featuring
payola for airplay
radio deejays in urban markets
rhythm and blues name
race records
radio
boycotts of
British pirate-radio ships
impact on record companies
Marconi’s development of
public interest in
record company promotion to
teenagers’ enthusiasm for
U.S. Navy monopoly on
Raeben, Norman
Rainey, Ma
Ramone, Phil
Ramones
rave culture
RCA Victor. See Victor/RCA Victor
Reaction Records
Read, Mike
record industry. See also specific individ
uals; specific labels
compact discs
consolidation
corporate values
disc formats
disc recording technology
eight-track recording
electrical recording
futuristic predictions
independent radio promoters
Internet file-sharing and downloading
Jewish influence
jukebox business
radio transmissions
start of
talking machines
360° total merchandising deals
record men. See also specific individuals
accessibility to artists
A&R function
conviction in own judgment
heritage of musician patronage
pioneers
reverence for and role of
royalties for
Record Mirror
record stores. See also Rough Trade
big-box retailers’ impact on
compilation labels and sales
creation of consumer demand
fostering of indies
iTunes Store
in New Wave grassroots movement
New York specialist stores
Rector, Fred
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reed, Lou
Reeves, Martha
Regehr, Bob
Regent Sound studio
REO Speedwagon
Reprise
rhythm and blues. See R&B
Richard, Cliff
Richards, Keith
Riviera, Jake
Roberts, Elliot
Robertson, Robbie
Robinson, Dave. See also Stiff Records
antimajor vision
with Blackwell and Island Records
founding of Stiff
on Jewish influence in record industry
marketing tactics
on theatricality of British music
on U2
Robinson, Lisa
Robinson, Smokey
Robinson, Sylvia
rock ’n’ roll
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rodgers, Jimmie
Rodgers, Nile
Rolling Stone magazine
Rolling Stones
albums
arrogance
Atlantic contract
CBS contract
Decca contract
drugs and legal problems
image
management
newspaper endorsement
Rolling Stones Records
singles
Stewart’s ouster
in teenage-parent conflict
television appearance
tour
Virgin contract
Ronettes
Ronson, Mick
Ronstadt, Linda
Rosner, Alex
Ross, Diana
Ross, Steve. See also Warner companies
Rothchild, Paul. See also Elektra
Crosby, Stills & Nash demo
on Dylan at Newport Folk Festival
on Elektra’s success
“Light My Fire” edit for radio
marijuana business
Rotten, Johnny
Rough Trade
collapse
distribution and incubation of indies
founding and philosophy of
restructure within Beggars Group
Rowe, Dick
Roxy Music
RPM
RSO
RTM
Ruff, Willie
Run-D.M.C.
Russell, Richard
Sacks, Manie
San Francisco Bulletin
Sarnoff, David
Sarnoff, Esme
Saturday Night Fever (movie and soundtrack)
Schulhof, Mickey
Scott de Martinville, Édouard-Léon
Seagram
Seaman, Frank
Sebadoh
Seeger, Pete
Seligman & Speyer
Selvin, Ben
Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66
Seven Arts. See also Warner companies
Sex Pistols
Sgt. Pepper (album and movie)
Shapiro, Fred
Shaw, Artie
Shilkret, Nathaniel
Silverman, Tom
Simmons, Gene
Simmons, Russell
Simon, John
Simon & Garfunkel
Simonon, Paul
Sims, Danny
Sinatra, Frank
Sinclair, John
Sire Records
Sly & Robbie
Small, Millie
Small Faces
Smith, Bessie
Smith, Joe
Smith, Mamie
Smiths
Soft Cell
Solomon, Maynard and Seymour
Some Bizarre
Sony
Sooy, Raymond
Sounds magazine
Souther, J. D.
Spears, Britney
Spector, Phil
Speir, Henry
Spencer, Len
Spencer Davis Group
Springsteen, Bruce
Stamp, Chris
Standard Talking Machine
Stanton, Frank
Starlight Wranglers
Steele, Tommy
Stein, Seymour
at Billboard
on indies in record business
on Jewish influence in record industry
on Ramones and Talking Heads
Rough Trade indie licensing
scouting in London
Sire Records
on technological ignorance in record industry
on tradition of patronage in music
Sterling, Louis. See also Columbia/CBS; EMI Records
Stevens, Guy
Stewart, Ian
Stiff Records
Stigwood, Robert
business partnership with Epstein
as Cream manager
stage and film productions
Stills, Stephen
Stone, Henry
Stoneman, Ernest
Stooges
Stranglers
Stratton-Smith, Tony
Strummer, Joe
Sub Pop
Success Magazine
Sue Records
Sugarhill Gang
Sugar Hill Records
Sugerman, Danny
Summer, Donna
Sun Records
Supertramp
Supremes
Swan
synth-pop
Tainter, Charles Sumner
Talking Heads
Talking Machine World magazine
Talmy, Shel
Tamla-Motown. See Motown
Taylor, Arthur
Taylor, Derek
Taylor, Vince
Teddy Bears
teenagers
appreciation of folk music
baby boomers
Beatlemania
bubblegum music
enthusiasm for radio and broadcasting
significance of Rolling Stones for
Summer of Love renaissance in record industry
white embrace of black music
telegraph and telephone technology
Terry, Sanford
Tesla, Nikola
Tharpe, Rosetta
Them
Thomas, Chris
Thomas, Rufus
Thorn-EMI
Thrasher, Ed
Time magazine
Times-Picayune
Timmer, Jan
Tisch, Laurence
Tommy Boy
Tosh, Peter
Townshend, Pete
Track
Tradition Records
Traffic
Travis, Geoff
Truman, Gary
Tuna Fish Music
Turner, Ike
U2
UFO psychedelic concerts<
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United Artists
Universal Music Group
Vandross, Luther
Vanguard Records
vaudeville
V-Discs
Veeck, Mike
Velvet Underground
Vernon, Mike
Vicious, Sid
Victor/RCA Victor
artist boycott of radio
bootleg reissues
Caruso, Enrico
classical recordings
Dalhart, Vernon
EMI merger and licensing deal
Gluck, Alma
His Master’s Voice logo
industry dominance
jazz recordings
jukebox business
marketing
overseas scouting
percentage-based artist royalties
Presley, Elvis
RCA, creation of
sale of RCA to Bertelsmann
sale of Victor to RCA
sale of Victor to Seligman & Speyer
studio recordings
technological innovations
Victor, creation of
Victorian values
Victrola
during wartime
Williams and Walker recordings
videos
Vidich, Paul
Village People
Vincent, John Heyl
Virgin Records
Carey, Mariah
global marketability
Human League
Island affiliation
Jackson, Janet
Rolling Stones
sale to Thorn-EMI
Sex Pistols
Tangerine Dream and Mike Oldfield
Tosh, Peter
XTC
Vivendi Universal
VJ
Wailers. See Marley, Bob
Waits, Tom
Wakefield, Ron
Walker, Frank
Walker, George
Wallerstein, Edward. See also Columbia/CBS
Wallichs, Glenn
Walmart
Walton, Lester
Wardlow, Bill
Warner companies
acquisitions
Beggars Banquet financing
boycott of independent radio promoters
Casablanca financing
cocaine culture
Creative Services division
Elektra/Asylum merger
Geffen’s projects
Grateful Dead
as independent in Hollywood
movie expansion into sound
Prince
Reprise sister label
sale to Seven Arts
WEA merger
Wasserman, Bert
Waters, Ethel
Watson, Thomas
Watts-Russell, Ivo
WEA. See Warner companies
Wein, George
Weisner, Ron
Wendall, Bruce
Wenham, Alison
West Coast. See California
Western Union
Westinghouse
Wexler, Jerry. See also Atlantic Records
on Afro-American culture
Atlantic Records post
on Beatles
as Billboard journalist
conflict with Geffen
on Crosby, Stills & Nash
on Led Zeppelin
pessimism
on psychedelia
on R&B market
on sale of Atlantic to Warner
White, Maurice
Whitter, Henry
Who
Wickham, Andy
Williams, Bert
Wilson, Brian
Wilson, Jackie
Wilson, Mary
Wilson, Teddy
Wilson, Tom
Wilson, Tony
Winwood, Muff
Winwood, Steve
Wireless Age magazine
Wolf, Howlin’
Wonder, Little Stevie