"Clay Cole is about as credible as they come. A new book, Sh-Boom! offers his story in frank detail, written in a style so sharp and rhythmic it's not unlike the music he championed for an era ... laced through the tale are fun, startling and all-out honest notes on how the popular music industry developed. Sh-Boom! is not a dry dredging of recollections or generic examples of then-and-now. It's a crowded shindig bursting with swirling spotlights, rare insights, warmth, debauchery, the Mafia and gobs of stars." --Ben Brown
The State Port Pilot
Publisher Morgan James does not stock "Sh-Boom!" in book stores, but all book sellers (Borders, Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Books-A-Million, etc) and all independent mom-and-pop book stores can order "Sh-Boom!" at your convenience worldwide. Link to Sh-Boom! Details
The "Claymates" fan club and the "Jersey Girls" have initiated a petition for my induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Special Non-Performer Category] It was created and posted on thejersey girls sing website. Internet radio interviewer Ronnie Allen produced the petition, initiated by Jersey Girls' Denise Ferri, Bernadette Carroll, and with the endorsement of Marcia Habib and her Claymates Fan Club, now marking it's 50th year. --Clay Link to Sign or view Petition
"This is, without a doubt, the best book I've ever read on the early beginning of rock 'n roll. There were so many things I liked about this book; it’s a bit difficult where to begin.
His writing style is snappy, funny, and direct. A devastatingly brilliant book."
"This is no typical show-biz autobiography. In a fast-paced, conversational and witty style,
Cole combines highly personal recollections with a comprehensive and detailed history of
rock ‘n’ roll itself. Packed with fascinating facts and funny anecdotes, it’s a behind-the-scenes look at the shaping of an era. It’s pop music history told from the inside out, by someone who was there at the beginning." -- Brian Oliver, Shboom magazine, UKAugust 22, 2010
"Clay Cole has written an indispensable pop-culture memoir of the early years of rock, perfectly titled, “Sh-Boom!” It gleams with true accounts of Cole’s life in the early, star-studded music business. It is more than a must read for those who once upon a time bought a 45, LP or owned a transistor radio. “Sh-Boom!” is for anyone who loves music." --- Tiffanie Gabrielse Encore magazine, August 24th, 2010
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