Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business [Hardcover]

Stu Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Stu Who? is an autobiography dealing with Stu Phillips' career as a composer for film and TV and as a record producer during the 1960s for Capitol, Epic and Colpix Records. Mr. Phillips was responsible for producing three #1 records. He also composed the music for Battle Star Galactica, Knight Rider, Quincy, The Monkees and The Fall Guy, plus many other shows and was nominated for four Grammys.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Cisum Pr; 1st edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972036334
• ISBN-13: 978-0972036337
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Devoted music fan had a hard time putting this book down, December 13, 2002

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moneyblows books (Lee, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business (Hardcover)

Where I'm coming from: a part-time musician for around twenty years; did work for a record company for about 1 1/2 years and met my wife of 23 years there. Always fascinated with music careers. Well, I read Stu Who? because I actually did recognize the name from some old records. Rather than hash through his career points here, I'd just like to report that Stu Phillips has a gift for recounting his music career. He really humanizes what it is like to brush with fame, what it is like to get tremendously lucky, what it's like when the opposite of luck happens. He seems to be thinking and writing this book at the same time, which gives it an energy I could not resist. For some reason I carried it around with me everywhere until I was done, and I left the copy somewhere, wherever it was when I finished it. I guess that's the best recommendation you can give to a book, that it lives in your brain so strongly, you mislay the darn book itself. Good going Stu, and thanks for sharing your story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive autobiographical compendium, December 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business (Hardcover)

"Stu Who?": Forty years Of Navigating The Minefields Of The Music Business by record producer, television and film composer Stu Phillips is the fascinating, informative, personal history of a life-long career in the music industry. Phillips shares heretofore unknown anecdotes about entertainment and music world personalities ranging from Sammy Davis, Jr.; Donna Reed; Librace; and Russ Meyer; to Shelley Fabares; James Darren; The Monkees; and Don Kirshner. From Phillips first professional job as a copyist for The Milton Berle Texaco Hour, to his work with Russ Meyer soft-porn movies, to his participation with cult classics such as Battlestar Galactica (where he was privileged to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic), to his years in the recording business at Command, Colpix, Capitol, and Epic, to his work composing music from The Donna Reed Show, Gidget, as well as films like Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, to his unsuccessful "dabbling" in film-making and screenwriting, "Stu Who" is an impressive autobiographical compendium that is enthusiastically recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the history and personalities of the music, television, and film industries.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fascinating !, November 30, 2002

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Daniel J. Wallace (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business (Hardcover)

A fascinating trip down memory lane which brings our childhood and adolescent heroes and icons to life and humanizes them. Stu is a gifter racounteur and his story is full of humor, pathos and interesting insights.