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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock'n'Roll Music

paperback – March 25, 2008
by Marcus, Greil
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ISBN-13: 9780452289185 ISBN-10: 0452289181
Publisher
Plume
Binding
paperback
Published
March 25, 2008
Weight
1.0 lbs
Dimensions
22.70×2.20×15.10 cm

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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock'n'Roll Music by Marcus, Greil. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780452289185.

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.