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Burn, Baby! BURN!: The Autobiography of Magnificent Montague (Music in American Life)

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I grew up in San Pedro California and anyone listening at that time can remember the shout "burn baby burn" (even before the riots)or "give me four and a half more bars" where Magnificent would put the needle back on the record randomly and extend the record another 3-4 minutes. This brother is and was as much a part of the fabric of American radio as any other person as Dick Clark and Alan Freed (without the payola charge). A Berry Gordy ,Smokey Robinson,Gamble and Huff of the radio, a
true radio Giant that set the stage for many, many ,many others to follow in his large footsteps.
MagnificentMontague, you will always be.. the man..!!

I love The Magnificient Montaque. Have Mercy Brother Montaque, Have Mercy!
Growing up here in Los Angeles during the time 1965 Riot(Uprising), I
enjoyed him imensely (misspelled ?) on the radio. He is a powerful voice
for the spirit and life of Black People.