Download or read book Cowboys and Indies written by Gareth Murphy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the record industry focuses on the label founders and talent scouts who understood the industry's dual music and business natures, drawing parallels between the setbacks of the 1920s and 1930s and the recent CD crash.