Bibliograph

Mystery train, images of America in rock 'n' roll music, Greil Marcus

Type

Label

Mystery train, images of America in rock 'n' roll music, Greil Marcus

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mystery train

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898408571

Responsibility statement

Greil Marcus

Sub title

images of America in rock 'n' roll music

Summary

"In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists - Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley - Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings evolution and continuing impact"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Ancestors. Harmonica Frank, 1951 ; Robert Johnson, 1938 -- Inheritors. The Band : pilgrims' progress ; Sly Stone : the myth of Staggerlee ; Randy Newman : every man is free ; Elvis : Presliad

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Images of America in rock 'n' roll music

Classification

Creator