Goodnight, L.A., Kent Hartman
Goodnight, L.A., Kent Hartman
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Goodnight, L.A.
Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock’s Legendary Recording Studios

Author: Kent Hartman

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/19/2017

Synopsis

From behind the walls of a handful of well-hidden, unlikely recording studios in the Los Angeles area, legends-in-waiting created masterpiece albums. It was a time of astonishing creativity and unprecedented fame and fortune. It was also a time of unfettered excess that threatened to unravel everything along the way.

With access that only a longtime music business insider can provide, Kent Hartman packs Goodnight, L.A. with never-before-told stories about the most prolific time and iconic place in rock 'n' roll history. He brings the stories to life through new in-depth interviews with classic rock artists and famous producers. What Hartman's The Wrecking Crew was to pop singles, AM radio, and the '60s, Goodnight, L.A. is to album cuts, FM radio, and the high-flying, hard-rocking '70s and '80s.

About Kent Hartman

Kent Hartman is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Wrecking Crew, which won the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction. A longtime music industry entrepreneur, he has worked with dozens of well-known artists, including Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Hall & Oates, Counting Crows, and Lyle Lovett. He has written for American Heritage, the Oregonian, and the Portland Tribune. Kent teaches marketing at Portland State University and for several years produced the Classic Comedy Break, a nationwide radio feature. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on February 06, 2018

This book deals with the musical soundtrack for any nostalgia I ever experience. In the early 1970s, the music industry morphed from a 45 RPM singles market to album-oriented rock. Goodnight, L.A. is the story of the artists and bands who rode that wave to create what we now call classic rock. Fleet......more

Goodreads review by Keely on June 11, 2022

In Goodnight, L.A., Kent Hartman tells stories from the creation of the album rock of the 1970s and early ‘80s, featuring the legendary L.A. producers, engineers, and artists who brought the genre to life. The book centers largely on a producer named Keith Olsen, who founded the Goodnight, L. A. rec......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on June 18, 2018

3.5 stars -- Get a peek into the making of some of the best-known albums and songs of the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the bands/singers I really like and am interested in, so it was fun reading their stories. The late-70s/early-80s power ballads that I have nicknamed "grocery store music," not so much.......more

Goodreads review by Roberta on November 08, 2022

More Please Wow, what a fantastic book. The only negative is that it’s about 200 pages too short. Mr. Hartman covers a lot of ground and this is a book chocked full of interesting information on our favorite rockers and their music. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Quinn on November 08, 2018

2.5 / 5 Summary The book offers a history of the US music scene, with a focus on the music industry and recording studios, between the 60s and the 90s. While the majority of the book takes place in and around Los Angeles, there are passages from other areas of the country (e.g. Boston, Florida, etc).......more

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