Dick Weissman

Author of The Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self-Defense

About the Author

Dick Weissman is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado at Denver, USA, and has been involved with the North American folk revival as a musician, performer, composer, and scholar. He is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including Which Side Are You On?: An Inside show more History of the folk Music Revival in America (Bloomsbury, 2006) and Songwriting: The Words, the Music, and the Money (2010). show less

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Works by Dick Weissman

Which Side Are You On?: An Inside History of the Folk Music Revival in America (2006) 37 copies, 1 review

Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution: Music and Social Change in America (Book) (2010) 23 copies

Blues (American Popular Music) (2006) 15 copies

Making a Living in Your Local Music Market: Realizing Your Marketing Potential (1990) 13 copies, 1 review

Blues: The Basics (2004) 12 copies

Basic Chord Progressions: Handy Guide (Alfred Handy Guide) (1985) 10 copies

100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own (Best Music Books) (2014) 10 copies

Creating Melodies: A Songwriter's Guide to Understanding, Writing and Polishing Melodies (1994) 8 copies

Knack Guitar for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Notes, Chords, and Playing Basics (Knack: Make It easy) (2010) 6 copies

Bob Dylan's New York: A Historic Guide (Excelsior Editions) (2022) 5 copies

Navigating the Music Industry: Current Issues and Business Models (2003) 4 copies

An Alfred Handy Guide ~ Banjo Strum Dictionary 3 copies

Songwriting: The Words, the Music, and the Money, 2nd edition (Music Pro Guides) (2001) 3 copies

Understanding the music business : real world insights (2017) 3 copies

Understanding the Music Business (2009) 3 copies

Banjo Chord Dictionary: Handy Guide (Handy Guide, No 420) (1978) 2 copies

American Popular Music: Blues (2011) 2 copies

Guitar Tunings: A Comprehensive Guide (2006) 2 copies

A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music (2019) 2 copies

Music Making in America (1982) 2 copies

Knack Guitar for Everyone : A Step-by-Step Guide to Notes, Chords, and Playing (2010) 2 copies

Guitar Strum Dictionary (An Alfred Handy Guide) (1980) 2 copies

How to Play the Blues (Music Minus One (Numbered)) (2006) 1 copy

Mel Bay Easy Fiddle Solos (1998) 1 copy

Five String Banjo Frailing, Bluegrass and Melody Playing Volume 2 (1974) 1 copy

Mel Bay's Unlocking the Banjo (1996) 1 copy

Music Minus One Banjo: How to Play the Five String Banjo, Vol. II (2006) 1 copy

Music Minus One Banjo: How to Play the Five String Banjo--The Dick Weissman Method, Vol. I (2006) 1 copy

Mel Bay Easy Banjo Solos (1998) 1 copy

Alfred's Five String Banjo Handy Guide (1978) 1 copy

Five String Banjo for Beginners only (volume 1) 1 copy

Mel Bay presents A Guide to Non-Jazz Improvisation: Banjo Edition (2009) 1 copy

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franoscar 979 reviews

Which Side Are You On?: An Inside History of the Folk Music Revival in America by Dick Weissman

I found his book readable & usually interesting. The author's personal vignettes were valuable. It is a pretty episodic & impressionistic history, which combines opinion & memoir with a recounting of events. The survey chapters are (inevitably) limited and we can all find artists/songs/events that we think shouldn't have been left out. Weissman has a readable style but it isn't good writing, there are grammatical errors & bad sentence constructs throughout. I was also surprised at the number show more of typographical errors, including spelling a name differently in 2 places in the same paragraph. show less

Dec 2, 2007

chriszodrow 138 reviews

Making a Living in Your Local Music Market: Realizing Your Marketing Potential (Book) by Dick Weissman

A good primer. Gave me some good ideas about strategies and tactics for local work. Sobering questions and helpful hints. Interesting brief histories on local music scenes.

A bit behind the times in terms of marketing, given the social media explosion. Also, many typos and grammatical errors. Otherwise, a worthwhile read.

Jan 9, 2010