Kent Hartman is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller and Amazon Top 100 The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best Kept Secret, which won the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction. He is a longtime music business insider and entrepreneur whose clients have included Elvis Presley Enterprises, America, Lyle Lovett, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins, Counting Crows, Chicago, Garbage, Kansas, Eddie Money, Three Dog Night, and many others. Additionally, Hartman is a former nationally syndicated radio show producer (Forgotten Hits of the '60s & '70s; Here's Johnny for Carson Productions) and he spent many years teaching marketing within the College of Business at Oregon State University and the School of Business at Portland State University. He lives in Portland, Oregon. KentHartman.com
"Goodnight, L.A. is a vital read for any music fan. Thank you, Kent
Hartman, for immortalizing some of the most precious moments,
special people, and entertaining stories in rock 'n' roll history.
I know, because I was there (at least I've seen photos of
me)."--Richard Dashut, Grammy Award-winning producer of Fleetwood
Mac's Rumours, one of the ten bestselling albums of all time
"Goodnight, L.A. is riveting, behind-the-scenes, music biz
storytelling at its best. The way Hartman provides intimate details
between music producers, record labels, and artists is both
fascinating and spot-on. If you like classic rock, then you're
going to love this book. I'm ready for volume two!"--Butch Vig,
Grammy Award-winning producer of the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light,
Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, and Nirvana's Nevermind, and
cofounder of the band Garbage
"An entertaining look into the recording industry."
--Publishers Weekly
"Kent Hartman is America's most entertaining music writer and
Goodnight, L.A. is the clever, enlightened work of a master rock
'n' roll storyteller."--Brian Philips, President of CMT (Country
Music Television) Network
"Reveals tantalizing secrets behind blockbusters from Foreigner,
Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, to name a
few."--Salon.com, ?The 30 must-read music books of Fall 2017?
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