Cowboys and Indies
The Epic History of the Record Industry. Thomas Dunne Books, 2014.
A brief summary of Cowboys and Indies
A jam–packed chronicle of the recording industry over the last one hundred and fifty years, from the early inventions of talking machines to the music of the digital age, focusing on the founders of record labels and talent scouts that popularized jazz, rock’n’roll, hip–hop, and many other musical genres.
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Who should read Cowboys and Indies
Historians • musicians and their managers • record company execs • talent scouts • marketers • anyone interested in how music has reached our ears over the years
About the author of Cowboys and Indies
The son of a concert promoter, Gareth Murphy grew up in Dublin, Ireland surrounded by all different kinds of music. After graduating from the University College Dublin, he traveled and worked at several different record companies, composing his own music in his free time. Now Murphy is a freelance writer and researcher who lives in Paris, France.
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