Confessions of a Rock n' Roll PR Guy
Can I Get Back to You?
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That would be a British band called The Beatles who were raising sheer hell with the pop charts at that moment with five singles on four different labels occupying the first five positions on The Billboard charts – numbers one through five at the same time! These were “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” on Capitol, number one; “She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah),” on Philadelphia’s Swan label at number two; and “Can’t Buy Me Love,” on Capitol; “Twist and Shout,” on Tollie Records and “Please please Me,” on Chicago’s VeeJay label following in third, fourth and fifth place! That feat had never been achieved before or since the guys from Liverpool.
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About the Book
Author Ren Grevatt pulls back the curtain to reveal an insider’s look at an American art form. Do pay attention to the man behind this curtain. He spent well over fifty years up close and personal with the artists and the media. In this book, Ren traces the careers of so many cultural icons, from their humble beginnings to their climb to stardom. Here is your window into the lives of the people who have created and promoted the music so many of us have grown up with. In these pages, we get a glimpse of both their off-stage personalities and their on-stage personas.
Take a tour of the careers of the famous—from Linda Ronstadt, to Anne Murray, to Steve Martin, to Alice Cooper, to Eubie Blake, to Willie Nelson, to Harry Chapin, to James Taylor, to Jerry Garcia. See the artists’ lives unfold and learn how an industry exploded and changed American popular culture forever.
About the Author
Ren Grevatt dedicated a lifetime to growing the careers of pop music stars, first as a journalist with Billboard magazine, then as an independent publicist to major record labels, concert promoters, and the artists themselves. He helped launch the names that became household words in rock ’n’ roll, placing rising stars squarely in the crosshairs of print, radio, and television media, ultimately landing them in the eyes and ears of the public. From small night clubs to major arenas, Ren traveled from coast to coast as his clients played their music.