Industry Ink: Jann Wenner, National Association Of Talent Directors, Peter Cooper

Jann Wenner Biography Set For October Release

Photo by Mark Seliger

Jann Wenner‘s life and career will go under the microscope for the first time in a biography in Joe Hagan’s long-awaited project–STICKY FINGERS: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine (Knopf), which is due out October 24. In the book Wenner opens up his personal and professional life to the scrutiny of a journalist for the first time, and the book examines his life, from his youth in San Francisco and the rocky first days of Rolling Stone, to his seismic rise as a 1970s kingmaker of rock and a media mogul of Manhattan. The book draws from Wenner’s vast archive of correspondence and rare documents, items that have never before been made available to a journalist.

NATD Firing Up The Grill For Annual Picnic

The National Association of Talent Directors is hosting its annual picnic June 6 from 11:30-1:30 at Fannie Mae Dees Park in Nashville. The event is open to NATD members and other members of the industry.

Peter Cooper Celebrates Book Release With Station Inn Show

Peter Cooper. Photo: Stacie Huckeba

To celebrate the release of his new book, Peter Cooper will perform with some musical compadres and include a few readings from Johnny’s Cash & Charlie’s Pride: Lasting Legends and Untold Adventures in Country Music, at the Station Inn May 26. Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m., and he will be joined by Don Schlitz, Lloyd Green, David Olney, Eric Brace, Thomm Jutz, a band featuring bassist Mark Fain, drummer Lynn Williams, and violinist Andrea Zonn, Kim Carnes, Fayssoux Starling McLean, Jon Byrd, and Chris Richards.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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