Don Kirshner: The Man with the Golden Ear: How He Changed the Face of Rock and Roll

In 1958, long before he created and hosted Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, the most dynamic rock—and—roll series in television history, before he developed the Monkees and created the Archies, Don Kirshner was a 23—year—old kid with just a dream in his pocket. Five years later he was the prince of pop music. He did it by building Aldon Music, a song publishing firm, from scratch. This is about how he did it – with teenage discoveries Bobby Darin, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, and more.

By 1960, at ...