Goodnight, L.A.
Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock's Legendary Recording Studios
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2017
Summary
From behind the walls of a handful of well-hidden, unlikely recording studios in the Los Angeles area, legends-in-waiting created masterpiece albums. It was a time of astonishing creativity and unprecedented fame and fortune. It was also a time of unfettered excess that threatened to unravel everything along the way.
With access that only a longtime music business insider can provide, Kent Hartman packs Goodnight, L.A. with never-before-told stories about the most prolific…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780306824371 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 030682437X |
| Author: | Kent Hartman |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 512g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 167mm x 237mm |
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Critics Review
“Reveals tantalizing secrets behind blockbusters from Foreigner, Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, to name a few.”– Salon.com, ?The 30 must-read music books of Fall 2017?
“Goodnight, L.A. is a vital read for any music fan. Thank you, Kent Hartman, for immortalizing some of the most precious moments, special people, and entertaining stories in rock ‘n’ roll history. I know, because I was there (at least I’ve seen photos of me).”–Richard Dashut, Grammy Award-winning producer of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, one of the ten bestselling albums of all time
“Goodnight, L.A. is riveting, behind-the-scenes, music biz storytelling at its best. The way Hartman provides intimate details between music producers, record labels, and artists is both fascinating and spot-on. If you like classic rock, then you’re going to love this book. I’m ready for volume two!”–Butch Vig, Grammy Award-winning producer of the Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light, Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown, and Nirvana’s Nevermind, and cofounder of the band Garbage
“An entertaining look into the recording industry.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Kent Hartman is America’s most entertaining music writer and Goodnight, L.A. is the clever, enlightened work of a master rock ‘n’ roll storyteller.”–Brian Philips, President of CMT (Country Music Television) Network
“Reveals tantalizing secrets behind blockbusters from Foreigner, Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, to name a few.”–Salon.com, ?The 30 must-read music books of Fall 2017?
Kent Hartman
Kent Hartman is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller and Amazon Top 100 The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll’s Best Kept Secret, which won the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction. He is a longtime music business insider and entrepreneur whose clients have included Elvis Presley Enterprises, America, Lyle Lovett, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins, Counting Crows, Chicago, Garbage, Kansas, Eddie Money, Three Dog Night, and many others. Additionally, Hartman is a former nationally syndicated radio show producer (Forgotten Hits of the ‘60s & ‘70s; Here’s Johnny for Carson Productions) and he spent many years teaching marketing within the College of Business at Oregon State University and the School of Business at Portland State University. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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