The Cambridge companion to the singer-songwriter / edited by Katherine Williams and Justin A. Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Katherine (Katherine Ann), editor.

Williams, Justin A., editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Popular music--Writing and publishing.

Songs--History and criticism.

Songs.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 366 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction / Katherine Williams and Justin A. Williams

Establishing a tradition

The emergence of the singer-songwriter / David R. Shumway

Singer-songwriters of the German Lied / Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton

Bill Monroe, bluegrass music, and the politics of authorship / Mark Finch

Singer-songwriters and the English folk tradition / Allan F. Moore

The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter / Simon Barber

Forging the singer-songwriter at the Los Angeles Troubadour / Christa Anne Bentley

The 'professional' singer-songwriter in the 1970s / Michael Borshuk

Individuals

Thomas D'Urfey / Tōru Mitsui

Leadbelly / Josep Pedro

Region and identity in Dolly Parton's songwriting / Jada Watson

Authorship and performance in the music of Elton John / Phil Allcock

Depicting the working class in the music of Billy Joel / Joshua S. Duchan

Musical gesture in the songs of Nick Drake / Timothy Koozin

Sampling and storytelling: Kanye West's vocal and sonic narratives / Lori Burns, Alyssa Woods, and Marc Lafrance

James Blake, digital lion / madison moore

Outside voices and the construction of Adele's singer-songwriter persona / Sarah Suhadolnik

Joanna Newsom's 'Only skin': authenticity, 'becoming-other', and the relationship between 'New' and 'Old Weird America' / Jo Collinson Scott

Men and women

Gender, race, and the ma(s)king of 'Joni Mitchell' / Kevin Fellezs

Gender, genre, and diversity at Lilith Fair / Jennifer Taylor

Changing openness and tolerance towards LGBTQ singer-songwriters / Katherine Williams

Tori Amos as shaman / Chris McDonald

Gender identity, the queer gaze, and female singer-songwriters / Megan Berry

The female singer-songwriter in the 1990s / Sarah Boak

Frameworks and methods

Reconciling theory with practice in the teaching of songwriting / Mark Marrington

Singer-songwriters and open mics / Marcus Aldredge

Singer-songwriter authenticity, the unconscious and emotions (feat. Adele's 'Someone Like You') / Rupert Till

Global perspectives

Don McGlashan and local authenticity / Nick Braae

Italian canzone d'autore and Greek entechno tragoudi: a comparative overview / Franco Fabbri and Ioannis Tsioulakis

Singer-songwriters and fandom in the digital age / Lucy Bennett.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107063648

1107063647

9781107680913

1107680913

OCLC:

920730046