![]() Payola was rampart in the music business during the vaudeville era of the 1920s and the band era of the 1930s and 1940s. T H E C A N C E R O F P A Y O L A cannot be pinned on rock and roll. The ranks of the frustrated include artists, songwriters, publishers and record manufacturers - many of whom sigh for the good old days, blame their plight on rock and roll and construe that “rock ‘ n’ roll” is an outgrowth of payola. Many frustrated music men - out of step with current song and recording trends, see in the present goings-on a chance to a position of eminence. Let us, however, urge the investigators to use utmost care in examining the evidence - in sifting the wheat from the chaff. This is all for the good, and may ultimately mean a better record and broadcasting industry - with cleaner business ethics and a fairer shake for the consumer. N E W Y O R K D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y Hogan and the Oren Harris Committee are boldly pursuing their investigations of the payola mess. WXYZ RADIO PRESS PHOTO: SONYA FRIEDMAN.BEATLES SUIT IN STATE OF LIMBO, CITY OF CHICAGO.WKNR MUSIC GUIDE: THE KEENER COUNT 13! FEBRUARY 13, 1967.Jay Thomas on Detroit Radio Logos & Bumper Stickers. ![]() Bob on THE ONES: MOTOWN ARTISTS ’67 FLASHBACK MEMORY.Car guy on REV IT UP: A ’65 THOM MCAN PONTIAC GTO SHOE AD!.Steve Brown on WJR RADIO PRESS PHOTO: MARC AVERY.Nostalgia Radio Fan on JAM PRODUCTION SERIES: ‘TALK-TO-ME’, WXYZ RADIO.Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian.Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream.Post Archives Post Archives Search Search for: Categories Categories Blogroll
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