Mystery train : images of America in rock 'n' roll music
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Mystery train : images of America in rock 'n' roll music
（Penguin books）
Penguin, 1991
4th ed
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Previous ed.: London: Omnibus Press, 1990
Includes index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Ancestors: Harmonica Frank, 1951
- Robert Johnson, 1938. Part 2 Inheritors: The Band - Pilgrim's Progress, Crossing the border, Stranger blues, the weight
- Sly Stone - the myth of Staggerlee, Staggerlee, Sly stone, Riot, Sly versus superfly, A quiet rebellion
- Randy Newman - every man is free, Pop
- Newman's America, Newman's failure, Newman's success
- Elvis - Presliad, Fanfare, Hillbilly music, raised up, the rockabilly moment, Elvis moves out, the boy who stole the blues, the pink Cadillac, Elvis at home, Mystery train.
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