Tomorrow Brings Memories Detroit's First Underground Record Company |
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| Author:
| Maki, Craig |
| Illustrator:
| Maki, Craig |
| Cover Design by:
| Maki, Craig |
| Designed by:
| Maki, Craig |
| Memoir by:
| Maki, Craig |
| Notes by:
| Maki, Craig |
| ISBN: | 978-0-578-36442-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2022 |
| Publisher: | Wax Hound Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.69 |
Book Description:
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In 1939, a new record from a shadowy storefront on Detroit's east side starts showing up in juke boxes all over town. It quickly becomes a smash hit, sending men scrambling to cash in, by creating Detroit's first home-grown record company! Here's the untold story of an unlikely pair of tattooed hustlers: an ex-con, and a shell-shocked World War I vet, plus: juke boxes, the mafia, Hamtramck mamas, Highland Park girls, the first all-female western swing act on records, the first...
More DescriptionIn 1939, a new record from a shadowy storefront on Detroit's east side starts showing up in juke boxes all over town. It quickly becomes a smash hit, sending men scrambling to cash in, by creating Detroit's first home-grown record company! Here's the untold story of an unlikely pair of tattooed hustlers: an ex-con, and a shell-shocked World War I vet, plus: juke boxes, the mafia, Hamtramck mamas, Highland Park girls, the first all-female western swing act on records, the first rockabilly trio - all playing roles in sensational music originally pressed on 78 rpm discs that document the dawn of Detroit's recording industry.