The DJ Who “Brought Down” the USSR - The Life and Legacy of Seva Novgorodsev

When a Russian éeacute;migré jazz musician makes his DJ debut on the BBC's airwaves in 1977 with Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke," no one expects that he, Seva Novgorodsev, would become more popular than just a presenter of forbidden Western music-he would liberate the people of the USSR.

Table des matières

Preface

Introduction: Radio, Rock ‘n’ “Role” 

Part One: 1917-76

1. The Great Wireless Experiment

2. The Sounds of War

3. Big Waves

4. Birth of the Cool

5. Rocket Around the Clock

6. Between Jazz and a Hard Rock Place

7. After ‘While, Krokodil

Part Two: 1976-91

8. Smoke on the Water

9. Round Midnight

10. It’s a Hard Rock Life

11. The Barbarossa of Rock ‘n’ Roll

12. Red Waves on the “Cinderella Hour”  

13. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

14. Highway to Hell

15. Welcome to the Jungle

16. It’s the End of the World as We Know It

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

A propos de l'auteur

Michelle S. Daniel was born in Malaysia and is a Grammy-nominated musician, writer, and podcaster raised on the voices of the BBC. She holds a master's in Russian Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, where she now works as executive producer of The Slavic Connexion and other academic podcasts. 

Résumé

Of the many Cold War radio DJs who broadcast to the USSR, Seva Novgorodsev must be near the top of the list. A masterful BBC presenter, Seva was considered a sage of rock ‘n’ roll. His programs introduced forbidden western popular music and culture into the USSR, rendering him an “enemy voice” and ideological saboteur to the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Despite KGB threats and constant media pillorying, Seva remained on the air for 38 years, acquiring millions of listeners all across the breadth of the USSR and beyond. He became a cult phenomenon, dismantling the Soviet way of life in the hearts and minds of youth. This is the story of Russia’s first and best-known DJ.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michelle Daniel
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 25.04.2023
• EAN: 9798887190990
• ISBN: 979-8-88719-099-0
• Pages: 308
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Thème: Modern Biographies
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / History & Criticism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Social & cultural history, Music Industry, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, History of Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music