384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
380 Pages
by
Routledge
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MTV is the third major breakthrough in music broadcasting, and the first since the late 1960s. "Top Forty" radio was initiated in the 1950s, and along with "free form" or "progressive" rock molded rock music exposure for nearly twenty years. Many observers credit MTV with resurrecting the music industry from the throes of the Great Depression of 1979. Few would dispute its impact on contemporary... Read more
Foreword 1. “Heartbreak Hotel” 2. “We Are Family” 3. “Ladies and Gentlemen! Rock and Roll” 4. “Taking Care of Business” 5. “It’s the Format!” 6. The Rule of One 7. Ted Turner’s Crusade: Economics Versus Morals 8. “Old Folks Video” : VH-1 and Hit Video USA 9. “We’re at the Hub of It All” : The Impact of MTV 10. “MTV: Some People Just Don’t Get It”
Biography
R. Serge Denisoff
