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Author:	Michael James Roberts
Title:	Tell Tchaikovsky The News
Subtitle:	Rock 'n'Roll, The Labor Question, And The Musician's Union, 1942-1968
Publisher:	Duke University Press
Country:	USA
Date:	2014
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Music, History
ISBN13 / Barcode:	9780822354758
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KeithS SUBS 15th Aug 2019		Review The story of the US Musicians Union's elitist attitude through the years ...that demanded a prospective member must be able to read music before admittance. Beginning with members who were Clasically trained -through to Jazz musicians who also thought themselves to be so much higher than Pop and Rock and Roll musicians - and how they fought to keep their ranks unsullied by these untrained newcomers. They may be selling lots of music but were not thought of as "Musicians" but "Entertainers" Interesting to read correspondence between the Union and Government about restricting English Pop Groups like The Beatles from touring the USA "as there are many musicians here in the US who can do the job - probably more effectively" The Union's publications never once mentioned Rock and Roll in any form until well into the late 1960's..and then only as a passing comment 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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