Early '70s radio : the American format revolution /: the American format revolution. (2011 copyright 2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kim Simpson.
• Other Names: Simpson, Kim
• Contents: Introduction. American pie : slicing up radio consumers in the early seventies -- Watching Scotty grow : the new top 40 and the merging spheres of adults and preteens -- Pillow talk : MOR, soft rock, and the "feminization" of hit radio -- All the young dudes : progressive rock formats and the taming of the American male -- The agony and the ecstasy : the soul radio crisis and the crossover cure -- What is truth : country radio's growing pains -- Conclusion. Never ending song of love : the continuing legacy of early seventies formatting.
• Publisher Details: New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Subjects: 791.44/3097309047; Rock & Pop music; Radio and music -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Popular music -- United States -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism; Theory of music & musicology; Music -- Genres & Styles -- Rock; Music -- History & Criticism; Social Science -- Media Studies; Media studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441136787; 1441136789
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.