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On the Road : Recording the Stars in a Golden Era of Live Music


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On the Road : Recording the Stars in a Golden Era of Live Music

History of Live Rock Concerts - Book - by David W. Hewitt

(2021)


This book tells the story of a life spent on the road recording the rich diversity of music in America when it was a major part of our lives, not just digital background noise. For music fans, there was a golden era of live music stretching from the 1960s through the 1980s, and even evolving into the 1990s, if you want to be generous.

In the pre digital era, music fans spent a large part of their free time (and money) listening to their favorite artist’s recordings. It was an analog world so if they wanted to hear the music, they actually had to listen to the radio, buy the records, and go to the concerts. Popular artists had long performed live concerts in the major markets, but it took rock nroll to make national touring a viable business.

Touring sound systems grew from scratch to keep up with larger and larger venues. Likewise, the ability to record those shows had to grow as well. The rudimentary collection of semi\-professional gear grew into full-blown remote recording studios to keep up with the demand for live records, films and broadcasts. The truly wonderful thing about the remote recording business was the author experienced so many different musical cultures. Where else could you go from recording a tour with The Rolling Stones to a TV special with Mohamed Ali at the Apollo Theater? How about the Season Opening of Carnegie Hall on PBS TV (with a different major orchestra every year) to Frank Zappa’s annual Halloween Show? Or maybe a Yoko Ono tour behind the 1980s Iron Curtain to The Eagles in modern Australia?
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