Clay Cole
About Clay Cole's SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968)
Music defines generations and crosses boundaries. Rock ?n? roll, in particular, gives a snapshot of current events and resonates with listeners decades later. In his new collection of memoirs, SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968) (published by Morgan James Publishing), New York television personality Clay Cole offers up a one-of-a-kind account of his years spent hosting popular television program, ?The Clay Cole Show?.
During a small span of time, between Be-Bop and Hip-Hop, a new generation of teenagers defined rock music. Clay Cole was one of those teenagers, with one big difference: he was the host of his own Saturday night pop music television show.
SH-BOOM! is Cole?s pop culture chronicle of that exciting time (1953 ? 1968), when America?s teenagers ?created their own music,? he writes. ?From swing bands and pop soloists to rhythm and blues, cover records, rockabilly, folk-rock, teen idols, girl groups, the twist; from the arrival of the Beatles and the British Invasion to the creation of the American boy band.?
After his 15 years of fame, Cole reveals for the first time his decision to walk away from his wildly popular show at age 30 and explains why he remained out of the spotlight for more than 40 years, refusing interview requests and book offers. He has been called ?the missing link to the ?60s,? but he is missing no longer and is back with a remarkable story to tell. Travel back to another time and place in the pages of SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968).
Praise for SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968):
?The Clay Cole Show? was one of television?s greatest rock ?n? roll shows. Clay had the whole music industry to draw on, and watch him. Clay Cole imprinted a powerful image onto the memory of a few million teenagers.
--David Hinckley, New York Daily News
Back in the day, Everybody in New York watched Clay Cole.
--Frankie Valli
Visit www.claycoleshow.com to learn more about Clay Cole!
Music defines generations and crosses boundaries. Rock ?n? roll, in particular, gives a snapshot of current events and resonates with listeners decades later. In his new collection of memoirs, SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968) (published by Morgan James Publishing), New York television personality Clay Cole offers up a one-of-a-kind account of his years spent hosting popular television program, ?The Clay Cole Show?.
During a small span of time, between Be-Bop and Hip-Hop, a new generation of teenagers defined rock music. Clay Cole was one of those teenagers, with one big difference: he was the host of his own Saturday night pop music television show.
SH-BOOM! is Cole?s pop culture chronicle of that exciting time (1953 ? 1968), when America?s teenagers ?created their own music,? he writes. ?From swing bands and pop soloists to rhythm and blues, cover records, rockabilly, folk-rock, teen idols, girl groups, the twist; from the arrival of the Beatles and the British Invasion to the creation of the American boy band.?
After his 15 years of fame, Cole reveals for the first time his decision to walk away from his wildly popular show at age 30 and explains why he remained out of the spotlight for more than 40 years, refusing interview requests and book offers. He has been called ?the missing link to the ?60s,? but he is missing no longer and is back with a remarkable story to tell. Travel back to another time and place in the pages of SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968).
Praise for SH-BOOM! The Explosion of Rock ?n? Roll (1953 ? 1968):
?The Clay Cole Show? was one of television?s greatest rock ?n? roll shows. Clay had the whole music industry to draw on, and watch him. Clay Cole imprinted a powerful image onto the memory of a few million teenagers.
--David Hinckley, New York Daily News
Back in the day, Everybody in New York watched Clay Cole.
--Frankie Valli
Visit www.claycoleshow.com to learn more about Clay Cole!