American Bandstand : Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910467800003321
• Autore: Jackson John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997; ©1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (0 pages)
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: I don't make culture, I sell it Dick Clark once remarked. Indeed, the man who reigned as host of American Bandstand for nearly four decades may not have invented rock 'n' roll, but he sold it to the American public better than anyone before or since. Before Clark, rock 'n' roll was the step child of radio--which took to playing records as a cost-saving measure after television siphoned off radios most lucrative sponsors. But it was network television--and specifically Clarks Bandstand--that ultimately legitimized what was then viewed by most adults as vulgar, low-class music, broadcasting a sanitized vision of rock 'n' roll straight into Americas living rooms five afternoons a week. Here is the first book to tell the full story of what happened in front of--and behind--the cameras on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, providing both a history of this landmark show and of the changing styles of rock 'n' roll over four decades. Based on extensive interviews with music business figures, recording stars, and Clark himself, and featuring dozens of rare or never before published photographs, this is a riveting and uncensored account of a show that managed to survive countless revolutions in popular music. Jackson describes Bandstands humble beginnings in Philadelphias blue collar south side, the sex scandal that scuttled the first host of Bandstand and enabled Clark to launch his career, the glory days when an appearance on Bandstand was one of ; the most prized gigs in the music business and when teenagers lined up for blocks hoping to enter the studio, and memorable Bandstand appearances by rock 'n' roll royalty from Chubby Checker and Frankie Avalon, to Jerry Lee Lewis and Jefferson Airplane, to Pink Floyd and Madonna. Here as well is a candid look at the backstage financial maneuvering that allowed Clark to launch a video and entertainment empire worth; nearly 200 million dollars today. Voted Most Likely To Sell The Brooklyn Bridge by his high school classmates, Clark emerges as a cunning business impresario determined to make millions. Readers learn how Clark decided which eager young singers would appear on the show, how he managed to survive a 1959 Congressional payola investigation that destroyed the careers of many other popular disc jockeys, how much money he earned from his personal financial investments in many of the songs played on Bandstand, and his importance to ABC in its fledgling days as a national television network. As entertaining as it is eye-opening, Dick Clark's American Bandstand will bring back a flood of memories to everyone who lived through that era. It will fascinate everyone interested in popular American culture or in rock 'n' roll history.

An Introduction to the Meteorology and Climate of the Tropics

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795978703321
• Autore: Galvin J. F. P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicester : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2015; ©2016
• ISBN: 9781119086239; 9781119086222
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 pages)
• Disciplina: 551.50913
• Soggetti: Tropical meteorology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Setting the Scene -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What do we mean by 'the tropics'? -- 1.3 The geography of the tropics -- 1.4 The tropical troposphere -- 1.5 Climate and population in the tropics -- 1.6 Question -- 2 The Energy Balance and the Dynamics of Weather in the Tropics -- 2.1 The tropical 'heat engine' -- 2.2 Absorption, reflection and apparent solar elevation -- 2.3 Emission from the surface -- 2.4 The radiation balance and the tropical zone -- 2.5 The dynamics of weather systems in the tropics -- 2.6 Questions -- 3 Winds, Temperature and Weather in the Tropical Zone -- 3.1 Winds -- 3.2 Temperature -- 3.3 The weather patterns and climates of the tropics -- 3.4 Clouds and fog in the tropics -- 3.5 Questions -- 4 The Subtropical Jet Streams -- 4.1 The formation of jet streams at the margins of the tropics -- 4.2 Weather associated with the subtropical jet stream -- 4.3 Folds and bifurcations in the flow -- 4.4 Clear-air turbulence -- 4.5 Questions -- 5 Synoptic-scale Weather Systems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Convection in the tropics -- 5.3 The inter-tropical convergence zone -- 5.4 The depth of convective clouds -- 5.5 Layer clouds and shallow convection -- 5.6 The effects of heavy rainfall in the tropics -- 5.7 Atmospheric teleconnections -- 5.8 Questions -- 6 Climate, Flora and Fauna -- 6.1 The relationship of climate to plants ; and animals -- 6.2 Tropical rainforest -- 6.3 Seasonal tropical forest -- 6.4 The savannas -- 6.5 Tropical deserts and scrublands -- 6.6 Mountain climates -- 6.7 Tropical oceans and coasts -- 6.8 Climatic variability -- 6.9 Questions -- 7 Dry Environments -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 Wind and weather in the deserts -- 7.3 Fog and low cloud -- 7.4 Severe weather in the dry tropics -- 7.5 The effects of desert weather.; 7.6 Settlement and the over-use of scarce water supplies -- 7.7 Questions -- 8 Monsoons -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The summer monsoon over southern Asia -- 8.3 The summer monsoon over East Asia -- 8.4 Variations of rainfall in the Asian summer monsoon -- 8.5 The Asian winter monsoon -- 8.6 The West African summer monsoon -- 8.7 The West African winter monsoon -- 8.8 Rainfall and the monsoons in East Africa -- 8.9 The South American-Caribbean 'monsoons' -- 8.10 The Australian summer monsoon -- 8.11 Variable broad-scale factors affecting the monsoons -- 8.12 Questions -- 9 Tropical Revolving Storms -- 9.1 Broad-scale convection and the development of tropical storms -- 9.2 Tropical storm development and decline -- 9.3 The effects of tropical revolving storms -- 9.4 Storm tracks in the Pacific Ocean -- 9.5 The formation and tracks of hurricanes in the North Atlantic-Caribbean -- 9.6 Tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean -- 9.7 Tropical revolving storms in the south-west Pacific -- 9.8 Variability in the development of tropical storms -- 9.9 Extra-tropical transition -- 9.10 Conclusion -- 9.11 Questions -- 10 Mesoscale Weather Systems -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Mesoscale convective complexes -- 10.3 Sea- and land-breeze convergence zones -- 10.4 Easterly waves and squall lines -- 10.5 Mesoscale convective systems in northern India -- 10.6 Depressions in north-west India, north Pakistan and Afghanistan -- 10.7 Cross-equatorial flows -- 10.8 Mesoscale convective systems in the Gulf of Guinea -- 10.9 Local convection -- 10.10 Extra-tropical interaction with moist tropical air masses -- 10.11 Conclusion -- 10.12 Questions -- 11 Forecasting Clouds and Weather -- 11.1 Background -- 11.2 Distribution of significant cloud -- 11.3 The effect of high ground as an elevated heat source -- 11.4 Tropical upper-tropospheric troughs.; 11.5 Effects of severe convection on aviation -- 11.6 Questions -- 12 The Variability of Weather and Climate Change in the Tropics -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 El Niño-La Niña -- 12.3 The Madden-Julian Oscillation -- 12.4 The quasi-biennial oscillation -- 12.5 A discussion of anthropogenic climate change -- 12.6 How is climate likely to change in the tropical zone? -- 12.7 Modelling climate change -- 12.8 Conclusion -- 12.9 Questions -- 13 Tropical Agriculture -- 13.1 Agricultural productivity and tropical environments -- 13.2 Agriculture in the humid tropics and the effects of forest clearance -- 13.3 Agriculture in the savannas -- 13.4 Dry-land agriculture -- 13.5 Weather and locust swarms -- 13.6 The effects of agriculture in the tropics -- 13.7 Agriculture and climate change -- 13.8 Question -- 14 The Importance of the Tropical Ozone Layer -- 14.1 Background -- 14.2 The role of the tropics in replenishing extra-tropical stratospheric ozone -- 14.3 The effect of 'global warming' on stratospheric ozone destruction in the tropics -- 14.4 The effects of exposure to short-wave radiation -- 14.5 Current state of the stratospheric ozone layer -- 14.6 Question -- 15 Remote Sensing of Tropical Weather -- 15.1 Background -- 15.2 Satellite remote sensing -- 15.3 Precipitation -- 15.4 Wind profilers -- 15.5 Thunderstorm observation -- 15.6 Monitoring surface cover, fires and volcanic eruptions -- 15.7 Question -- 16 Tropical Weather and Health -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 The effects of tropical sunshine and warmth -- 16.3 Lifted dust and its effects on health -- 16.4 Industrial and smoke pollution -- 16.5 ; Parasitic and infectious diseases -- 16.6 Response of the meteorological community -- 16.7 Questions -- 17 Conclusions and a Look to the Future -- 17.1 A summary -- 17.2 Forecasting the weather -- 17.3 Questions -- Appendix 1 Observations from the Tropics.; Appendix 2 Named Winds of the Tropics -- Appendix 3 An Introduction to Cloud Types, Cloud Species and Precipitation -- A3.1 Introduction -- A3.2 The high clouds -- A3.3 The medium-level clouds -- A3.4 The low clouds -- A3.5 Cloud species and varieties -- Appendix 4 An Introduction to Meteorological Diagrams, Stability, Instability and Aviation Weather Charts -- A4.1 Temperature-pressure graphs -- A4.2 Stability and instability -- A4.3 Aviation-significant weather charts -- Appendix 5 Snow in the Desert: A Case Study -- A5.1 Introduction -- A5.2 Development of a depression over the desert -- A5.3 The weather features associated with the upper low -- A5.4 Summary -- Appendix 6 A Climatic Summary for Tropical Countries and States -- Appendix 7 Two Easterly Waves in West Africa in Summer 2009: A Case Study -- A7.1 Introduction -- A7.2 The wave of 28 August to 5 September 2009 -- A7.3 The wave of 2-11 September 2009 and the development of Hurricane Fred -- A7.4 A model for the development of squall lines in the Sahel -- A7.5 Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- End User License Agreement.