The Queen of Lace

The Queen of Lace

Author: Stephen L. Trampe

Publisher: Virginia Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781891442247

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The story of the landmark St. Louis skyscraper, the Continental-Life, built in classic art-deco style in the 1920s. The story of the building's birth, by an Arkansas business tycoon, the million-dollar bank robbery within its walls and the building's deterioration and eventual rebirth.


Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States

Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States

Author: Guy A. Marco

Publisher: New York : Garland Pub.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 978

ISBN-13:

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This alphabetical reference covers the entire spectrum of the recording of sound, from Edison's experimental cylinders to contemporary high technology. The major focus is on the recorded sound industry in the US, with additional material on Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The coverage is particularly strong on the earliest periods of recorded sound history--1877-1948, the 78 rpm era and 1949-1982, the LP era. In addition to performers and their work, entries also cover important commercial organizations, individuals who made significant technical contributions, societies and associations, sound archives and libraries, magazines, catalogs, award winners, technical topics, special and foreign terms, copyright laws, and other areas of interest. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Whn: When New York City Went Country

Whn: When New York City Went Country

Author: Ed Salamon

Publisher:

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781931122269

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In 1973, conventional industry wisdom was that a country music station could not be sucessful in the New York market. WHN ignored that wisdom and announced that it was switching from a middle-of-the-road format to country, billing itself as "Easy Lovin' Country." The actual changeover took place at 5:45 am on February 26th when Jack Spector, calling himself "The Kosher Cowboy From Coney Island," introduced the George Jones classic "The Race Is On." And the rest is history.