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==Definitions and history==

==Definitions and history==

The History Channel says:

The History Channel says:

:... within the music business, Payola referred specifically to a practice that was nearly as old as the industry itself: manufacturing a popular hit by paying for radio play.<ref> [http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-payola-scandal-heats-up The Payola scandal heats up]</ref>

:... within the music business, Payola referred specifically to a practice that was nearly as old as the industry itself: manufacturing a popular hit by paying for radio play.<ref>[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-payola-scandal-heats-up The Payola scandal heats up]</ref>

Bob Neira described payola as

Bob Neira described payola as

:the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast.<ref> [http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/payola.html Payola Scandal Rocks 50's Radio] - Modesto Radio Museum</ref>

:the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast.<ref>[http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/payola.html Payola Scandal Rocks 50's Radio] - Modesto Radio Museum</ref>

Cliff Doerksen wrote:

Cliff Doerksen wrote:

:Pre-radio, the term "song plugger" was a part of everyday language, and the pay-for-play machinations of Tin Pan Alley were a well-known fact.<ref name=city-paper />  

:Pre-radio, the term "song plugger" was a part of everyday language, and the pay-for-play machinations of Tin Pan Alley were a well-known fact.<ref name=city-paper />  

:Payola has been a constant and universal part of the economy of popular music for about 125 years, and the likelihood that legislators will be able to do anything constructive about it is about as high as the odds of winning the war on drugs. It was old when ragtime was new, and it still will be going strong long after rock 'n' roll has died. Generations of reformers have gone up against payola—and those few who have accomplished anything lasting have succeeded only in making things worse.<ref name=city-paper> [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/13026099/same-old-song-and-dance Same Old Song and Dance] Washington City Paper - Feb 28, 2003</ref>

:Payola has been a constant and universal part of the economy of popular music for about 125 years, and the likelihood that legislators will be able to do anything constructive about it is about as high as the odds of winning the war on drugs. It was old when ragtime was new, and it still will be going strong long after rock 'n' roll has died. Generations of reformers have gone up against payola—and those few who have accomplished anything lasting have succeeded only in making things worse.<ref name=city-paper>[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/13026099/same-old-song-and-dance Same Old Song and Dance] Washington City Paper - Feb 28, 2003</ref>

:The famous payola scandal of 1959 ... had little to do with payola per se and everything to do with rock 'n' roll and its sudden seizure of the ears, hearts, and minds of white middle-class youth.<ref name=city-paper />

:The famous payola scandal of 1959 ... had little to do with payola per se and everything to do with rock 'n' roll and its sudden seizure of the ears, hearts, and minds of white middle-class youth.<ref name=city-paper />

== References ==

== References ==

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