Ken Emerson

Ken Emerson

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Ken Emerson writes primarily about music and culture. He is the author of Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture and Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era and co-editor of Rethinking the Urban Agenda: Reinvigorating the Liberal Tradition in New York City and Urban America. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, The Boston Globe, U.S.A. Today, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, People magazine, The Nation, The New Republic, The Village Voice, and The Boston Phoenix.

Blog Entries by Ken Emerson

Remembering Ben Weisman

Posted June 8, 2007 | 11:19 AM (EST)


Heinz met its match in Ben Weisman, who wrote with a variety of lyricists an astounding 57 songs recorded by Elvis Presley and died on May 20 at the age of 85. Although "Clambake," "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and "He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad" can't hold a candle to the quality...

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The Wall of Sound and Egomania

Posted May 3, 2007 | 06:30 PM (EST)


Amazon.com has slashed the price of Back to Mono, a 4-CD collection of Phil Spector's classic hits, from $74.98 to $18.98. It's an extraordinary bargain and a harsh measure of the diminutive record producer's diminished reputation as he stands trial in Los Angeles for the murder of Lana Clarkson. Decades...

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