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Harvey Kubernik, a native TurnTurn UUpp ombining oral and illustrated history of , , with a connective narrative, Turn Up the has been a noted music jour- CRadio! captures the zeitgeist of the Los nalist for over forty years. Angeles rock and world between the A former West Coast A&R years of 1956 and 1972. director for MCA Records, Featuring hundreds of rare and previously Kubernik is the author of five the Radio! unpublished photographs and images of memo- books, including This Is Rebel Music, A Perfect the Radio! rabilia, this collection highlights dozens of icon- HE RADIO ! Haze: The Illustrated History of the Monterey In- HE RADIO ! ic bands and musicians, including , ternational Pop Festival (co-authored by Ken- , , , neth Kubernik), and Canyon of Dreams: The Rock, Pop, and Roll CSN, the Monkees, the Rolling Stones, Ike Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. and Tina Turner, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, , Sam Cooke, Neil Young, , , Thee Midniters, Barry is a celebrated American multi- in Los Angeles White, Sonny and Cher, and many others. instrumentalist, songwriter, actor, and lead- But recording artists heard on the AM and er of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Born FM dial are only one part of the rich history of in Gainesville, Florida, he has been a Southern 1956–1972 music in Los Angeles. Turn Up the Radio! digs California resident since the mid-seventies. Tom deep to uncover the studio musicians, back- is also a founding member of the bands Mud- ground vocalists, songwriters, producers, and crutch and the Traveling Wilburys. Petty and engineers who helped propel the Los Angeles the Heartbreakers have released a slew of criti- rock and pop music scene to such a legend- cally acclaimed and have headlined rock ary status. Bones Howe, Barney Kessel, B. J. ’n’ roll shows around the world for five decades Baker, Merry Clayton, Jack Nitzsche, Hal while selling over sixty million records along the Blaine, Jim Keltner, Tommy Boyce, Bobby way. They were inducted into the Hart, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Bobby Wom- Hall of Fame during their first year of eligibility. ack, Kim Fowley, Bruce Botnick, Dave Gold, The band was the subject of director Peter Bog- and Stan Ross are just a few of the names rec- danovich’s Runnin’ Down a Dream, which won ognized for their crucial contributions to the the 2009 Grammy for Best Long Form Music music created and produced in the recording Video. Around his active recording and touring studios of Los Angeles. endeavors, Tom hosts a SiriusXM satellite radio Finally, Turn Up the Radio! pays tribute to harvey kubernik harvey harvey kubernik harvey Harvey kubernik show, Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure. the DJs who brought the music of Los Angeles to fans throughout Southern California—and, ultimately, the world—including Art Laboe, Roger Steffens is the author or co-author of Foreword by TOM PETTY Dave Hull, Robert W. Morgan, the Real Don seven books on Bob Marley and reggae history, Steele, Jim Ladd, Dave Diamond, Elliot Mintz, including Bob Marley and the Wailers: The De- Afterword by Roger Steffens and Dick Clark. Their dedication to the mu- finitive Discographyand The Reggae Scrapbook. sic they played at such iconic radio stations as He is also the founder of the award-winning KHJ, KFWB, KRLA, KMET, and KLOS was Reggae Beat radio show with Hank Holmes on critical to the development of popular music. Santa Monica’s NPR affiliate, KCRW. Steffens Packed with exclusive interviews, this one- lives in Los Angeles. of-a-kind keepsake of rock, pop, and roll in the City of Angels is a must-have for any music fan. ISBN-13 978-1-59580-079-4 Featuring Exclusive Interviews with the Classic Bands, Musicians, Vocalists, www.santamonicapress.com Songwriters, Producers, Engineers, and DJs of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s