Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'N' Roll Music

by Greil Marcus (Author), Greil Marcus (Author)

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1991
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The author dissects America through his discussion of Robert Johnson, The Band, Sly Stone, Randy Newman and Elvis Presley. He argues that these men tended to see themselves as symbolic Americans and he reasons that their music is an attempt to live up to that role. This book was first published in 1977.

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The author dissects America through his discussion of Robert Johnson, The Band, Sly Stone, Randy Newman and Elvis Presley. He argues that these men tended to see themselves as symbolic Americans and he reasons that their music is an attempt to live up to that role. This book was first published in 1977.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Sep 1991
ISBN 10: 0140147209
ISBN 13: 9780140147209

Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'N' Roll Music

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