The perfect gift for music fans and anyone who loves artists like Elvis Presley, Randy Newman, Sly Stone, Robert Johnson, and Harmonica Frank.
In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists-Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley-Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings' evolution and continuing impact.
| ISBN: | 9780142181584 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2015 |
| Author: | Greil Marcus |
| Publisher: | Plume an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Popular music Popular culture Music reviews and criticism History of music |
The perfect gift for music fans and anyone who loves artists like Elvis Presley, Randy Newman, Sly Stone, Robert Johnson, and Harmonica Frank.In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists-Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley-Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture.
Mystery Train features in the following genres: Popular music, Popular culture, Music reviews and criticism, History of music
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Mystery Train was written by Greil Marcus and published by Plume an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
Mystery Train has 448 pages