1977•The Black Perspective in MusicRequires access
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music
Grant Von Harrison, Greil Marcus, Norm N. Nite, Jim Miller, Nick Logan, Bob Woffinden
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Abstract
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.