I was reading an account from 1960 about your being called before Congress during its payola investigations. I was surprised to see that the former “Today” show film critic Gene Shalit was your press agent but stopped representing you when the government came calling.
Gene Shalit was a jellyfish.
Did you two ever work things out?
No, I never spoke to the man again.
Taken from NY Times- Andrew Goldman's interview.
Well, when you sleep with the dogs...you get fleas.
Posted by: JoelinPDX | March 29, 2011 at 09:11 AM
Lots of rumors before and after the Payola Hearings about DC. When you'd see that trusting face on ABC you'd think, "Naw, can't be true." Then when you'd slap down a 45 on the old Rek-O-Kut turntable and a familiar name printed on the record label jumped out at you, you'd think, "Yep, might be true." Finally some 50 years later you watch a documentary called, "Wage$ of $pin," and...
Posted by: Cueburner | March 29, 2011 at 09:22 AM
---just my personal opinion: I think the producers of "Wages of Spin" are weasels for waiting until Dick Clark had suffered a stroke to go after him with this damning review. Dick contributed to the careers of far too many artists to mention. Did he profit from his efforts?...you bet he did and he deserved every penny of that profit! Ask people like Bobby Vee, Fabian, Brian Hyland, Chris Montez and others who still hold Dick in the highest respect. Dick was and still is, the supreme salesman. Successful salesmen are often portrayed as slick fly-by-night con men. Dick Clark doesn't deserve that kind of review.
Posted by: rogerwmorgan | March 31, 2011 at 06:23 AM
And then there were people like Alan Freed, who played the role of scapegoat...
Posted by: Stevie | March 31, 2011 at 07:10 AM
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
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