Description
Book SynopsisFilled with memorable photographs, Rock Star will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history.
Trade ReviewElvis was the prototype, but he wasn't a template. Shumway's other examples of the rock star share a penchant for capturing and expressing social issues and cultural conflicts in both their songs and how they present themselves, onstage and off. -- Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed Will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history. -- Marshal Zerigue New Books Rock Star: The Making of Musical Icons from Elvis to Springsteen... will appeal both to music readers and college-level audiences who follow social and cultural trends. This makes for a much wider-ranging survey than your typical music book can offer. Midwest Book Review A minor masterpiece... Clear, stimulating prose. The Journal of American History
Table of ContentsForward: The Rock Star as Metaphor Anthony DeCurtis
Preface
1. Reflections on Stardom and Its Trajectories
2. Watching Elvis
3. James Brown: Self-Remade Man
4. Bob Dylan: The Artist
5. The Rolling Stones: Rebellion, Transgression, and Excess
6. The Grateful Dead: Alchemy, or Rock & Roll Utopia
7. Joni Mitchell: The Singer-Songwriter and the Confessional Persona
8. Bruce Springsteen: Trapped in the Promised Land
Conclusion: Where Have All the Rock Stars Gone?
Notes
Index
