Broken Record: The Inside Story of the Grammy Awards

by Henry Schipper

Book Overview

A history of the Grammys celebrates the award but criticizes its conservative voting committee, which has omitted such greats as the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen but has lauded Glen Campbell,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559721049
• ISBN13: 9781559721042
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Grammy answers

Finally a book with the Grammy winners from the past years! I had wanted a book like this for ions. It is fun to read all the scoop and winners.

Gives a Better Understanding of How and Why Award Winners...

....were chosen. The early Grammy committee was VERY biased against "modern" (ESPECIALLY) Rock and Roll music. Even the country category was not exempt from this bias. Due to this attitude, many acts which became classics were (sometimes) openly snubbed while (most) winners were usually never heard from again. This became true in the "Best New Artist" category, which one former winner (Lead Singer of Men at Work) nicknamed "The Kiss of Death". Events such as these resulted in other music awards which reflected the music fans opinion began to proliferate, plus the perception of the Grammys becoming a farce to many.For a simple yet through history of the Grammys, I highly reccomend this book.