American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970'S) Contributor(s): Battistini, Pete (Author) |
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ISBN: 1418410705 ISBN-13: 9781418410704 Publisher: Authorhouse OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Long regarded as an expert of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 radio program, Pete Battistini provides highlights and summaries of nearly 500 AT40 programs from the 1970s, along with a highly-detailed list of all subscribing AT40 radio stations. Peppered with various anecdotes and perspectives, he opens up his archives and offers more than 100 AT40 illustrations - memos, documents, advertisements, photographs, script cards, radio surveys and much more - to give a "Casey's coast-to-coast" inside look at the America's favorite hit parade. Finally, he provides his own 'confessions' describing how AT40 became a weekly habit. For anyone who spent time listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every weekend, here's an opportunity to relive the music and stories of the 1970s. |
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BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Reference |
LCCN: 2019383136 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.92 lbs) 388 pages |
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Publisher Description: Long regarded as an expert of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 radio program, Pete Battistini provides highlights and summaries of nearly 500 AT40 programs from the 1970s, along with a highly-detailed list of all subscribing AT40 radio stations. Peppered with various anecdotes and perspectives, he opens up his archives and offers more than 100 AT40 illustrations - memos, documents, advertisements, photographs, script cards, radio surveys and much more - to give a "Casey's coast-to-coast" inside look at the America's favorite hit parade. Finally, he provides his own 'confessions' describing how AT40 became a weekly habit. For anyone who spent time listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every weekend, here's an opportunity to relive the music and stories of the 1970s. |