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The Americana revolution : from country and blues roots to the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, and beyond / Michael Scott Cain.

By: Series: Roots of American musicPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]Description: xxxii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442269408
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Americana revolutionDDC classification:
  • 781.640973 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3512 .C35 2017
Contents:
Introduction 1. Origins of the Americana Movement 2. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 3. When Things Go Wrong, Blame the Radio 4. Don't Drink from a Bottle If You Didn't See It Opened Interlude: Roger McGuinn: Respecting Tradition While Transforming It 5. "If I could find a white boy who sang black" 6. Appropriating Black Culture Interlude: Rosanne Cash 7. The Irish Claim the Bronx 8. Bringing the Good News 9. The Battle for the Soul Interlude: Kris Kristofferson 10. As Duke Ellington Said, There's Only Two Types of Music: Good and Bad 11. Speaking the Truth to Those Who Have Ears to Listen 12. Americana as a Symbol of Musical Adulthood 13. Let's Go Backwards When Forwards Fails 14. Swallowing Other Genres 15. A Sense of Community 16. It Might Be a Great Bag to Be In, But Why Must I Be in a Bag at All? Interlude: Jim Lauderdale 17. The Archetype of Americana 18. Back to the Question: Do We Have Any Idea What Americana Is? Coda: An Annotated List of Recommended Recordings Select Bibliography
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks ML3512 .C35 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001426575

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.

Introduction 1. Origins of the Americana Movement 2. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 3. When Things Go Wrong, Blame the Radio 4. Don't Drink from a Bottle If You Didn't See It Opened Interlude: Roger McGuinn: Respecting Tradition While Transforming It 5. "If I could find a white boy who sang black" 6. Appropriating Black Culture Interlude: Rosanne Cash 7. The Irish Claim the Bronx 8. Bringing the Good News 9. The Battle for the Soul Interlude: Kris Kristofferson 10. As Duke Ellington Said, There's Only Two Types of Music: Good and Bad 11. Speaking the Truth to Those Who Have Ears to Listen 12. Americana as a Symbol of Musical Adulthood 13. Let's Go Backwards When Forwards Fails 14. Swallowing Other Genres 15. A Sense of Community 16. It Might Be a Great Bag to Be In, But Why Must I Be in a Bag at All? Interlude: Jim Lauderdale 17. The Archetype of Americana 18. Back to the Question: Do We Have Any Idea What Americana Is? Coda: An Annotated List of Recommended Recordings Select Bibliography

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