RockAroundTheBlock

ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK -- This unique 400-plus-page music business memoir is filled with fascinating never-before-told stories of celebrity encounters made during the Forrest Gump-like meanderings of Alan Ray White, America’s original nightclub DJ, artists’ representative, Top-40 radio DJ, music business entrepreneur, and internet radio pioneer.

Funny, insightful, and even touching at times, these are Alan’s coolest, most intriguing true stories of the music biz, masterfully told by a true raconteur!

With 150+ photos, the pages are full of the people and groups that made the Hit Parade and pop culture for over 50 years: The 1910 Fruitgum Company * Dean Anthony * Len Barry * Chuck Berry * Diane Birch * The Brooklyn Bridge * Alicia Bridges * The British Walkers * Roy Buchanan * DJ Jim Burgess * The Champs * The Chartbusters * The Chiffons * Petula Clark * The Coasters * Turk Coury * The Crystals * The Five Stairsteps & Cubie * Gene & Debbe * Joey Dee * The Fifth Dimension * Johnny Donovan * The Flying Dutchman * Ronnie Dove * Jose Feliciano * Brute Force * The Classics IV * Daryl Hall * Little Willie & The Hand Jives * George Harrison * Bobby Hebb * Jimi Hendrix * The Electric Indian * Jimmy Jones * Janis Joplin * The Kalin Twins * The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus * The Lemon Pipers * Jerry Lee Lewis * Bobby Lewis * Mark Lindsay * Johnny Maestro * Steve Martin * Eddie Money * Napoleon XIV * John Oates * Clarence Peaks * Gary Puckett * The Peppermint Rainbow * Purnell Rice * Mickey Rooney * David Lee Roth * The Shangri-Las * Dee Dee Sharp * Blaze Starr * B. J. Thomas * Ted Turner * Frankie Valli * Virginia Wicks * J. Frank Wilson * Weird Al Yankovic * Dennis Yost

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From the Publisher: "Blue Room Books, a new publishing imprint of WRITER for HIRE! Press, is looking for books to publish that have the ring of truth, stories told well, an internal harmony, a large heart, and are uplifting. We found all that and more in 'Rock Around the Block' by Alan Ray White. We are proud to have him on our roster."

Here's a sampling of the reviews for 'Rock Around the Block!':

·  “Vibrant and well told in the author's uniquely distinct voice. He is a true raconteur!” ~ Amy W.
·  “Terse and funny - relentlessly entertaining!  The author betrays his genuine affection for the performers, and especially the music of which he was an integral, unseen part. Great work! ... I'll need a couple more as gifts soon!” ~ Peter H.
·  “For decades, Alan White has regaled me with delightful tales about the show business side of early rock and roll and R&B. They're all here in this book.” ~ Tom G
·  “The stories bring back a lot of memories and the pictures bring it all home for a cool trip back in time.” ~ Jimmy R.
·  “Alan’s stories literally take the reader there!” ~ Jody E.
·  “Alan has written a spirited, fun, ‘just-can-not-put- it-down’, book.” ~ Chris M.
·  “Alan is a fantastic story teller. This book is hard to put down!” ~ Richard F.
·  “I have had to FORCE myself to put it down because I have work to do - it’s a fantastic read.” ~ George S. 
·  “What a fantastic walk through Rock and Roll history with Alan.” ~ Gary B.
·  “A great read. I highly recommend this book!” ~ Chris M.
·  “So much cool pop culture history in these 400 pages.” ~ Suzie R.

We want to keep this one-of-a-kind book in print and promote it hither and yon... To make that financially possible, we are offering the following crowd-funding rewards:

If you help our campaign and bring this book to life, here is what we can offer you:

·  Donations of at least $25 will receive an e-book version of Rock Around The Block.

·  Donations of at least $40 will receive an autographed soft cover first edition of Rock Around The Block.

·  Donations of at least $100 will receive both the e-book and an autographed soft cover first edition of Rock Around The Block.

 PLEASE NOTE: In order for us to send you an e-copy or a print edition, we must be able reach you. We will need an email address and a physical mailing address if you’re donating enough to receive a physical copy.

Therefore, if you wish to contribute anonymously, or if you live in an EU country which doesn’t allow sharing of your information, you will need to contact the publisher directly at [email redacted] so that we can make arrangements for you.

Alan has been hard at work on this book for several years, and it’s worth every bit of the wait. Thank you so much in advance to each and every one of you for any contributions you are able to make. 

We have waited a long time to see this book completed and we appreciate your support more than you'll ever know!

Sincerely yours,

Kevin ‘Notepad’ Stanley
Promotions Director, the 'Rock Around the Block' marketing team