{"product_id":"chips-moman-the-record-producer-whose-genius-changed-american-music-hardcover-1","title":"Chips Moman: The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames L. Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChips Moman's genius began in the studio, where he instituted technical innovations that forever changed the recording industry, but it expanded from there with an uncanny ability to recognize hit songs when he heard them as rough demos, and then blossomed with an unsurpassed string of hit records. He rescued Elvis Presley's career with his recordings of \"Suspicious Minds\" and \"In the Ghetto,\" and he provided Willie Nelson with one of his most memorable signature songs, \"Always on My Mind.\" Not bad for a Georgia country boy who dropped out of school in the eighth grade and hitchhiked to Memphis in search of the American Dream. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I think the Chips Moman story has provided me with the best book I have written since \u003cem\u003eColonel Tom Parke\u003c\/em\u003er, which was purchased by Warner Bros. for its Elvis film starring Tom Hanks,\" says author James L. Dickerson. \"I anticipate great interest in a movie based on Moman's story. Small wonder. He has been called the \"Steve McQueen of the music business.'\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy any measure-sales, multi-genre capability, number of hit records, technical innovation, artistry, etc.-Lincoln \"Chips\" Moman was the most important record producer in American history. With several hundred hits to his credit in pop, country, rhythm \u0026amp; blues, and rock, both from record production and songwriting, Chips Moman is legendary within the music industry. This biography is the story of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly on, Chips Moman was a co-founder of Memphis's Stax Records, along with Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. Moman found the location for the studio, organized the recording system, recruited the early talent and produced the legendary soul music record label's first two hits-\"Gee Whiz\" by \u003cstrong\u003eCarla Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e and \"Last Night,\" an instrumental by the \u003cstrong\u003eMar-Keys\u003c\/strong\u003e. As a record producer, he rescued \u003cstrong\u003eElvis Presley's \u003c\/strong\u003ecareer with hits such as \"Suspicious Minds, \"In the Ghetto,\" and \"Kentucky Rain.\" He produced music icons such as \u003cstrong\u003ePetula Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDionne Warwick\u003c\/strong\u003e. In rock and pop he is associated with the\u003cstrong\u003e Gentrys \u003c\/strong\u003e(\"Keep on Dancing\"), the \u003cstrong\u003eBox Tops\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"The Letter\"), \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Diamond\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"Sweet Caroline,\" \u003cstrong\u003eSandy Posey\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"Born a Woman\" and \"Single Girl\" ), \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Revere \u0026amp; The Raiders\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"Goin' to Memphis\"), \u003cstrong\u003eDusty Springfield\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"Son of a Preacher Man\"), \u003cstrong\u003eRingo Starr\u003c\/strong\u003e (an unreleased album which the author listened to and considers among Ringo's best; the album ended up in a celebrated court case); \u003cstrong\u003eB.J. Thomas \u003c\/strong\u003e(\"Hooked on a Feeling,\" \"The Eyes of a New York Woman,\" and \"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn country music, he produced Willie Nelson's \"Always on My Mind\" and numerous other albums; he originated the super group the Highwaymen (\u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, \u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e Kristofferson\u003c\/strong\u003e) and produced two of their three albums; Willie Nelson and \u003cstrong\u003eMerle Haggard \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003ePancho \u0026amp; Lefty\u003c\/em\u003e), plus albums with \u003cstrong\u003eTammy Wynette\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGary Stewar\u003c\/strong\u003et, \u003cstrong\u003eBrenda Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. Moman also recorded a country album, as of now unreleased, with actor \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Duval\u003c\/strong\u003el, who got permission from Moman to use him as a model for the character he played in \u003cem\u003eTender Mercies\u003c\/em\u003e, a role for which he was awarded an Oscar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52457033564467,"sku":"9781734103397","price":50.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Mnd5QmltZXE1RDFDRy9ST2VLTjlTdz09_fb415e2f-abfb-4c5c-808d-e02c1d00c618.webp?v=1759165054","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/chips-moman-the-record-producer-whose-genius-changed-american-music-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}