Hit Men

Hit Men (1991) takes you inside the gritty and glamorous world of the music industry during the 1970s and 1980s, where power struggles, billion-dollar deals, and shady backroom negotiations shaped the sounds of the time. You’ll meet legendary record execs, witness fierce rivalries between labels, and get an unrivaled view of the high-stakes games behind your favorite hits.

• Music nerds interested in the history and impact of record labels
• True crime fans fascinated by corporate intrigue and manipulation
• Anyone who loves investigative journalism uncovering corporate corruption and greed

Fredric Dannen is an American journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. He co-authored Hong Kong Babylon and was the co-recipient of the Overseas Press Club’s Morton Frank Award for business reporting abroad.