Shagging in the Carolinas (SC) (Images of America)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738517518 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the late 1980s, he developed the very first full-time Beach Music radio station. Author 'Fessa John Hook is a well-known broadcaster who became Billboard magazine's Program Director of the Year in 1983 for a ratingswinning Beach Music-oldies station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today he heads the Endless Su
Shagging in the Carolinas is a history of dance, romance, and the New South. The early pioneers and iconoclasts of dancing brought about a cultural revolution, embodied today by the many societies, competitions, and innumerable entertainers and bands that continue the Beach Music tradition.. Venues such as the Coachman and IV, the Cellar, the Bushes, the Embers Clubs, and the Beach Club at Myrtle Beach are captured within these pages. These are the unique people and circumstances that nurtured the evolution of Shag and Beach Music at places like the "jump joints" of Carolina Beach, the inland lake retreats, and the pavilions of Ocean Drive, Atlantic, Folly, Wrightsville, and Tybee beaches. With lively music and dancers, the Shag was popular at famous dance clubs, teen canteens, and armories. This is the story of how Southern society's emerging middle class embraced its multicultural roots while its political leaders continued to debate and deny the outcome of the
Today he heads the Endless Summer Network on the Internet and satellite. In the late 1980s, he developed the very first full-time Beach Music radio station. About the Author Author 'Fessa John Hook is a well-known broadcaster who became Billboard magazine's Program Director of the Year in 1983 for a ratingswinning Beach Music-oldies station in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Long on visuals, short on substance. Mr. Hook has created a fun book here, but don't pick it up for the writing. The strengths of this book lie in its collection of hundreds of vintage photographs of the era outlined, stretching all the way back to the Twenties. Whatever text is to be found is only in the captions - that's all. There isn't much of a narrative or a histo. T. Jones said Great photos, great memories!. If you are a lover of the Shag of "all things Grand Strand," you will love this book. Wonderful photos and stories. Highly recommended!. Good pictures and captions, but not much text I've come to the conclusion that the Arcadia press just publishes picture books. That's okay, but in this case, since so little has been written about beach music, it would have been nice to have more real content. Still, it's a nice little book, with lots of pictures that give insight into the birth of a genre. A good effort.