Bibliograph

Listen out loud, a life in music : managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson, Ron Weisner with Alan Goldsher ; foreword by Gladys Knight

Type

Label

Listen out loud, a life in music : managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson, Ron Weisner with Alan Goldsher ; foreword by Gladys Knight

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Listen out loud

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

881276430

Responsibility statement

Ron Weisner with Alan Goldsher ; foreword by Gladys Knight

Sub title

a life in music : managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson

Summary

Even hardcore music fans don’t know the name Ron Weisner . . . but they should. A high-powered manager for over four decades, Ron worked alongside Madonna, Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, and, most notably, Michael Jackson. He saw the King of Pop through his game-changing multi-platinum albums Thriller and Off the Wall. He watched M.J.'s prickly father Joe run roughshod over both his son and industry execs. He fought back as the industry tried to steer Jackson in a musical direction that would have derailed his career. And he saw Michael suffer through devastating press coverage that turned the troubled singer's world upside down. Featuring an introduction from Quincy Jones and commentary from Winwood, Knight, and some behind-the-scenes record label power brokers, Weisner's illuminating memoir Listen Out Loud underscores the destructive changes to the industry during his forty-year career, including the shift in focus from artistic integrity to the pursuit of cold hard numbers. It's an intimate glimpse into the music world from a man with a keen eye, sharp ears, and a big heart

Table Of Contents

Buddah -- Sports -- Knight -- Mayfield -- Withers -- Sha Na Na -- The Jacksons -- Michael -- Madonna -- Winwood -- McCartney -- Production -- Music biz 101

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