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Tom Petty : essays on the life and work / edited by Crystal D. Sands.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.P3135 T66 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petty, Tom.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- United States.
- Petty, Tom--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rock music--United States--History and criticism.
- Rock music.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 194 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "American hall-of-famer Tom Petty had a musical career that spanned four decades with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. As a songwriter and rock star, he was among the most successful of his time. His work appealed across socioeconomic boundaries to a diverse group of fans"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- No! in thunder : American wildflowers reborn / Stephen Newton
- Place, race, and mutability : everyman's hillbilly rhetoric / Mara Lee Grayson
- Tom Petty's "magic" of success and the craft of a writer / Crystal D. Sands
- A career in review / Spencer Rowland
- Psychedelic strangeness : "Don't come around here no more" and other magical music videos / Tom Zlabinger
- Running down an American dream : Tom Petty and the tour t-shirt / Lauren Alex O'Hagan
- Fashioning a rock star : Petty's clothing choices and their connections / Megan Volpert
- Contributing to success : Tom Petty, the Heartbreakers, and baby boomer behavior / Rebecca A. Caton
- Pretty woman, American girl : female in American popular music, 1960/2000 / Pamela P. O'Sullivan
- Rebels, refugees, and American girls : a study of Tom Petty's political mojo / Allessandra Clayton Trindle
- Something good : an exploration of the issue of cover bands / Karen Friend
- Fears, frustrations, and knowing how it feels : the emotional signifiers of Tom Petty's songs / Nate Bauer and Shye Gilad
- Peace and petty : music's healing power / Shawn W. Murphy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476675480
- 1476675481
- OCLC:
- 1083688160
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