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''Nine-O-One Network Magazine'' was an American bi-monthly music magazine, published in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1986 to 1989. ==Beginnings== The magazine originated during the heralded 1986 "Class of '55" recording session in Memphis with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins. Producer Chips Moman asked James L. Dickerson, a reporter with ''The Commercial Appeal'' newspaper in Memphis, if he would create a magazine that could be used as part of a sales package for a telemarketing campaign for the album. Dickerson agreed to do it without fee if Moman would allow him to name the magazine, copyright it, and use it to launch a bi-monthly music magazine. Moman agreed, and the magazine was named ''Nine-O-One Network'', the name derived from Memphis's telephone area code, 901.〔Dickerson, James L. (1996) ''Goin' Back to Memphis: A Century of Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, and Glorious Soul''. Schirmer/Simon&Schuster. ISBN 0-02-864506-5〕 Dickerson resigned from ''The Commercial Appeal'' to publish the magazine so that he would not have a conflict of interest.〔Wiley, Rob (April 1988). "Introducing Memphis' International Music Magazine". ''Memphis Magazine''.〕 The first subscription check to arrive in the mail came from Cash. Soon afterward a subscription check arrived from Lewis.〔Dickerson, James (1996) ''Goin' Back to Memphis: A Century of Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, and Glorious Soul''. Schirmer/Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-02-864506-5.〕 By the end of the first year, the full-color, slick paper magazine had newsstand circulation in fourteen states. By the end of 1987 it was sold on newsstands in all 50 states and throughout Canada, and in selected cities in Portugal, Japan, Australia and the Soviet Union. The distributor was Capital Distribution Co. of Derby, Connecticut. At its peak, the magazine had a circulation of 100,000 which made it the third-largest music magazine in the United States, behind ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Spin''.〔Grantham, Lee (August 27, 1987). "Nine-O-One Network Emphasizes Memphis Music". ''The Daily News'' (Memphis). p. 1.〕 Initially, the magazine was financed by Dickerson, who used his savings and cashed in his life insurance policy to live on and pay start-up costs. The magazine was incorporated in the State of Tennessee and preferred common stock was offered, all of it purchased by 25 Mississippi and Tennessee investors.〔Wiley, Rob (April 1988). "Introducing Memphis' International Music Magazine". ''Memphis Magazine''.〕 The first issue featured a photograph of Cash, Perkins, Orbison and Lewis. The second issue featured Rolling Stone Ron Wood as the cover story, with inside articles about Belinda Carlisle, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Steve Warner and Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The eclectic mix reflected the magazine's philosophy that a true American music magazine should contain articles about all the major forms of native music rock and roll, country, blues and jazz.〔Wiley, Rob (April 1988). "Introducing Memphis' International Music Magazine". ''Memphis Magazine''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nine-O-One Network Magazine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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