The Payola Chronicles: How the Mafia & the CIA Created Rock & Roll

Read the riveting story of Nicky Carbo & the Mafia’s partnership with the CIA to create the Rock & Roll culture of the 1950s, & why they did it.Set in a noir setting and starting in the glamourous year of 1954, Carbo leads a crew that partnered with the CIA through “Operation Mockingbird” to influence culture change by promoting Rock music on the radio, in the record companies, in the performance halls & monopolizing what records went into the jukeboxes.Commanding a position of control & strength between the two worlds of the Mafia, as Nicky Carbo, & the civilian world, as Joseph Kelly, Carbo bears the heavy weight of power as he struggles to overcome his PTSD from World War II.At 35, & with little time for serious relationships, he finds himself trapped in a love triangle forced to choose between his mistress Jackie, an aspiring singer, & Sophia, who is his ideal woman.Carbo bears the title of Underboss of the Alo crew well though, using his command of Machiavellian tactics to accomplish his purpose with ease at every turn, in business & politics, with music as just one of his jurisdictions of power.This fictional Mafia pulp styled crime drama is based on true events & real life characters, with some of the names changed for the sake of the innocent.Originally written as a TV series, “The Payola Chronicles” brings you the Original Series Scripts for each Episode, along with pulp styled concept art, commentary & exclusive never seen before photos of the author’s Godfather, real life Mafia Boss Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes” Alo (portrayed in Godfather II as Johnny Ola) & Meyer Lansky as well.Welcome to The Payola Chronicles. Read more