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Rock star

Shumway, David R.

Rock star the making of musical icons from Elvis to Springsteen / [electronic resource] : David R. Shumway. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reflections on stardom and its trajectories -- Watching Elvis -- James Brown : self-remade man -- Bob Dylan : the artist -- The Rolling Stones : rebellion, transgression, and excess -- The Grateful Dead : alchemy, or rock & roll utopia -- Joni Mitchell : the singer-songwriter and the confessional persona -- Trapped in the promised land : Bruce Springsteen -- Conclusion : where have all the rock stars gone?

9781421413938 1421413930


Rock music--Social aspects--United States.
Fame--Social aspects--United States.
Popular culture--United States.
Rock groups--United States.
Rock musicians--United States.


Electronic books.

ML3918.R63 / .S58 2014

306.4/8426