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Rock star : the making of musical icons from Elvis to Springsteen / David R. Shumway ; foreword by Anthony DeCurtis.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3918.R63 S58 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shumway, David R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock musicians--United States.
- Rock musicians.
- Rock music--Social aspects.
- Fame--Social aspects.
- Rock groups.
- United States.
- Rock groups--United States.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Fame--Social aspects--United States.
- Fame.
- Rock music--Social aspects--United States.
- Rock music.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- Reflections on stardom and its trajectories
- Watching Elvis
- James Brown : self-remade man
- Bob Dylan : the artist
- The Rolling Stones : rebellion, transgression, and excess
- The Grateful Dead : alchemy, or rock & roll utopia
- Joni Mitchell : the singer-songwriter and the confessional persona
- Trapped in the promised land : Bruce Springsteen
- Conclusion : where have all the rock stars gone?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1421413922
- 9781421413921
- 9781421413938
- 1421413930
- OCLC:
- 863044193
- Publisher Number:
- 99959808102
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