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MAKIN' THE SCENE - A Living History: Growing Up White, Jewish, Somewhat Talented, and Part of the Early Days of L.A. Rock and Roll
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MusiciansMusic Recording & Reproduction
ISBN13: 9781950134618
Publisher: Panga Publishing Group
Published: Feb 27 2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
'He's been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
a poet, a pawn and a king.
He's been up and down and over and out,
but he knows one thing:
Each time he finds himself ... flat on his face,
He picks himself up and gets back in the race. ...'
sung by Frank Sinatra, 1966)
International best-selling novelist Hugo N. Gerstl (Scribe, The Motherland Saga Quartet, Against All Odds) has been a non-fiction writer, Air Force officer, teacher, radio personality, substitute (unordained) Rabbi while stationed in Turkey for two years, pilot, actor, president of a small publishing house, editor, trial lawyer, musician, bandleader, and composer-arranger, who boasts co-publishing three hit records (Express Yourself, Love Land, Do Your Thing).
Now, he returns to his roots in the 1960s. In Makin' the Scene, he self-describes himself as White, Jewish, somewhat talented, and a participant in the early days of L.A. rock and roll. Although he never quite made it to the big time, he rubbed elbows and worked with a legion of those who did - Charles Wright, his partner of many years, the Blossoms (the most recognized unknown girl group in the industry), the wonderful Glen Campbell, the inimitable - and ultimately tragic - Phil Spector, and a host of others.
Gerstl's Makin' the Scene reveals the amazing stories of a time in history like no other, the last gasp of a time before the computer, before the internet, when great music was created naturally, and when a group of unforgettable human beings made it happen. It's all here, and you'll love every page. Let the fun begin!
_____________ Novels: Scribe (International Best Seller) - The Motherland Saga in four volumes: The Footsteps of Forever, Legacy, Emergence, and Coming of Age - The Deathmaster - ChildFinders - Oldies But Goodies Show - Amazing Grace (International Best Seller) - Billy Jenkins - Against All Odds (International Best Seller) - Assassin (International Best Seller) - Arcade - The Wrecking Crew (International Best Seller) - Skorzeny - Dancing With the Devil - Stalemate - Kaleidoscope. Coming Soon: The Good Brother - The trial of Albert Goring - Set Rome Afire - The story of the First Pope John XXIII.Also from
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Legacy: 1897 - 1917, Volume One - The Motherland Saga: The Epic Novel of Turkey
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Coming of Age: 1939 - 1983, Volume Three - The Motherland Saga: The Epic Novel of Turkey
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The Footsteps of Forever: 1983 - 2005, Volume Four - The Motherland Saga: The Epic Novel of Turkey
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