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1950s Radio in Color - The Lost Photographs of Deejay Tommy Edwards (Hardcover)
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1950s Radio in Color - The Lost Photographs of Deejay Tommy Edwards (Hardcover)
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A remarkable collection of photographs by one of rock's early
champions Between 1955 and 1960, popular Cleveland deejay Tommy
Edwards photographed the parade of performers who passed through
the WERE-AM radio studio for on-air interviews, shooting more than
1,700 Ektachrome slides. Following his death in 1981, most of the
collection vanished and was presumed lost. The few images that
remained were often reprinted and rarely credited to Edwards,
labeled "photographer unknown." Until now. Discovered by musician
Chris Kennedy in 2006, Tommy Edwards's candid photographs capture
the birth of rock 'n' roll at its flashpoint: Elvis Presley while
he was still dangerous; a raw and incomplete Chuck Berry before his
star ascended; and some beady-eyed, high-voiced kid named Roy
Orbison. It wasn't just the architects of rock music whom Edwards
had in his viewfinder. There were also pop and country music's
biggest stars, mysterious, unknown hopefuls, and vulnerable,
deglamourized Hollywood celebrities. Edwards's passion for
photography immortalized hundreds of pioneers of rock 'n' roll and
pop culture in the radio studio, a setting that was often unseen.
His photos offer a rare look behind a closed door. In 2009, Kennedy
located the only surviving copy of the "T.E. Newsletter"
collection, Tommy Edwards's self-published weekly two-page recap of
Cleveland radio and record news for music business insiders,
spanning from 1953 through 1960. The wealth of information and
dates contained in the newsletters are the photo collection's
indispensable companion piece, and Edwards's anecdotal quips are
interspersed throughout the text of the book. 1950s Radio in Color
gives Tommy Edwards his due recognition as the deejay responsible
for perhaps the most important photographic and written
documentation of twentieth-century music ever produced. Featuring
over 200 color photographs, this book will transport readers back
in time, allowing them to step into Edwards's shoes for a moment
and to feel the wonder and excitement he must have felt every day
while witnessing a cultural revolution.
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