Meet the Author of Backbeat Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Rock Music

During the early days of rock and roll the mob used every tactic they could, from creating their record labels, bribing radio DJs, and stacking jukeboxes with their artists, to exploiting and intimidating performers, and creating their black market of bootlegged records, to make millions. In yet another well-researched and thorough account, Jeffrey Sussman details how the mob was able to infiltrate and control another aspect of American culture with devastating results. Books will be available for sale and signing.