#1 Best Seller 'Rock Music' (April 2023), 'General Broadcasting' (June 2023), 'Radio History' (Sep 2023), 'Radio Reference' (Feb 2024). Broadcast Hall of Fame Inductee Rick Dees, " Wow, you created a masterpiece!" Reader Steve *******describes it as " A love letter to radio. " Reviewed by Carol ******* "One of the most fascinating and comprehensive books I've ever read." When rock and roll was brand new and radio still felt dangerous and alive, one young disc jockey found himself in the middle of the noise, the night shifts, and the music that was rewriting all the rules. From cramped control rooms with the smell of stale cigarette ashtrays and musty felt turntable covers to prank-filled promotions and remote broadcasts that went wildly off script, these fast-paced, behind-the-scene stories pull you past the speakers and into the control room where it all really happened. Every chapter is grounded in authentic experiences, supported by more than 250 rare photos that put faces, places, and stations to the vivid memories on the pages. Tied directly to the stories are actual audio and video recordings that let readers hear the original broadcasts, promotions, and moments that shaped a radio era, adding a rich layer of context you can't get from print alone. Along the way, the author crosses paths with music legends --- including two unforgettable Elvis encounters --- captured not as celebrity gossip, but as real moments witnessed by the guy spinning the records. For anyone who ever fell in love with radio, cranked up a forbidden song, or wondered what truly went on after the red "On Air" light came on, this is an honest, unpolished, and deeply nostalgic trip back inside the control room. Disc Jockeys say... Brady McGraw : Thanks for sharing those stories and memories in your wonderful book. I enjoyed it so much! Robert Murphy : Thanks for taking me back to those halcyon days of radio. Enjoyed seeing many former friends and cohorts. Steve Bishop : Read your book cover to cover. Thoroughly enjoyed it all. For whatever reason you decided to write it, thank you. Scott Shannon : Great job Ron! You’ve had a truly amazing career. Bill Cox : The book was amazing! Brought back so many memories of my twenty-five years in radio. Jim Davis : It’s past my bedtime and I can’t put the damn thing down. What a great book! I’m so glad you finally put all these stories on paper. Piers Beagley : l love the book! Having worked in radio and TV, this is the book for me. Dan Mason: Really enjoyed it. Read it in one sitting. Steven D : Bought your book. Read every word and checked out every picture. Love it! Randy Scott : Thanks for a well-written ride down radio’s memory lane. You’ve really done it all. Leo Windham: If you know anything about radio or entertainment, it’s a great read. Way to go Ron! Doug Riddell: Great book! Love it! What an exciting and interesting life you’ve had. Jay Braswell: Stayed up past my bedtime to read every word. Excellent! Alaga: It's written as if he were sitting in a booth with us, regaling us with his many radio stories Bob Beckman: Read every word. FANTASTIC!. Patricia Grunow: Ron's new hardcover book with hundreds of color pictures gives a new perspective on the excitement of the early rock generation! Highly recommended! Book Viral Review Readers Favourites June 2023 A highly informative and fascinating memoir of the DJ and music business. "Disc Jockeys, Preachers, and Elvis"-written in the first person-maps the life and career of Ron Brandon, as he bounces between radio stations from way back in the 1950s during the heyday of Rock and Roll. Complete with plenty of memorabilia, Brandon's bucket list book will take you deep behind the scene in an absorbing journey through the years as he grapples with life on the edges of stardom, along with the rapid rise and fall of radio stations and his own popularity. Hooking us right from the start with an anecdote featuring the King of Rock and Roll himself, Brandon's tongue-in-cheek humour and inventiveness make for an interesting tale, and even more so when a follow-up years later sees his precarious recording surface without permission. This mystery, along with that of the identity of the 'Mystery Kisser' provides a fascinating foray into the 'Elvis periphery', and an inside-out perspective of the star and his life. Brandon's anecdotes, however, do not stop there, with fly-on-the-wall inside insights from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, complete with risque scantily clad girls and the hectic show and nightclub scene. Executing a frank no holds barred delivery, paired with exceptional attention to detail and memory, "Disc Jockeys, Preachers, and Elvis", takes its reader on a hectic ride from technically challenging to bizarre, with a faint glimpse every now and again of the personality behind the larger than life DJ and presenter himself. An easy read with plenty of name-dropping (well, why not if you