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One of the most important popularizers of rock and roll during the '50s, Alan Freed was the first disc jockey and concert producer of rock and roll. ... In 1959, WABC in New York asked him to sign a statement confirming that he had never accepted payola. Freed refused "on principle" to sign and was fired.
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www.history-of-rock.com/freed.htm
www.history-of-rock.com/freed.htm
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Learn what happened on This Day in History at History.com. ... History Made Every Day™ ... Payola certainly wasn't a new concept; in the 18th century, composers in England sold their songs outright and didn't receive royalties. They relied on bribes to get their songs performed so they could sell new ones.
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www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&i...
www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2896
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History Made Every Day™ ... In testimony before a House subcommittee, radio disk jockey Dick Clark denies involvement in the payola scandal that shook the radio industry in 1959 and 1960. Several disk jockeys had been accused of accepting money illegally from record companies for playing their records.
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www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&i...
www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=3224
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Payola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Payola , in the American music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as b...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola
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Cliff Doerksen has written an interesting history of payola for the Washington City Paper: ... Home Music The Sordid History of Payola ... Payola in the Music Industry: A History, 1880-1991...
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blogcritics.org/music/article/the-sordid-history-of-pay...
blogcritics.org/music/article/the-sordid-history-of-payola/
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This book, by the author of Drive-In Theaters: A History from Their Inception in 1933 ( LJ 1/93), traces the history of payola, its development, the attempts at regulating and legislating it, and its practitioners.
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www.amazon.com/Payola-Music-Industry-History-1880-1991/...
www.amazon.com/Payola-Music-Industry-History-1880-1991/dp/0899508820
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May 19, 1960: Radio DJ Alan Freed—The Father of Rock ’n’ ... Payola represents perhaps the earliest recognition on the part of the music industry that most of what it foists upon the listening public is crap.
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www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2006/05/this_date_in_deal_his...
www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2006/05/this_date_in_deal_history_alan.php
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Payola and the Radio : Scandal on the airwaves Payola is defined as paying (record label) money or gifts for airway. This money was given to the DJ’s as a bribe so songs could be played more and could become hits quicker. ... Angelfire - Free Home Pages; Pay for Play; Payola History...
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www.angelfire.com/ny5/radioandpayola/
www.angelfire.com/ny5/radioandpayola/
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Not sure if this is a legitimate source, but have become desperate to find research on the history of payola. Those looking for a brief, comprehensive history would do well to read this article. Looking for help with the academic journals… anyone from other class having better luck?
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comm233.wordpress.depauw.edu/2007/03/13/history-of-payo...
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