Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Paperback - 2008
by Greil Marcus
Catch a train to the heart of rock 'n' roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train remains a benchmark study of rock 'n' roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artists Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley Marcus explores the evolution and impact of rock 'n' roll and its unique place in American culture. This fifth edition of Mystery Train includes an updated and rewritten Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the recordings featured in the book.
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In 1951 Sam Phillips was the owner of a shoestring operation that cut records by young black blues singers in Memphis, Tennessee.
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- Title Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music
- Author Greil Marcus
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: fifth
- Pages 409
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books
- Date March 25, 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780452289185 / 0452289181
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Popular culture - United States, Rock musicians - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008274065
- Dewey Decimal Code 781.660
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