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John Scanlan - Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to 70s Rock - 9781780235295 - V9781780235295
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Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to 70s Rock

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Description for Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to 70s Rock Paperback. Easy Riders, Rolling Stones delves into the history of twentieth-century American popular music to explore the emergence of 'road music'. Series: Reaktion Books - Reverb. Num Pages: 254 pages, 45 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGK; AVGP; AVGQ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Easy Riders, Rolling Stones delves into the history of twentieth-century American popular music to explore the emergence of 'road music'. This music - blues, R'n'B and rock - took shape at pivotal moments in this history, and was made by artists and performers who were, in various ways, seekers after freedom. Whether journeying across the country, breaking free from real or imaginary confines, or in the throes of self-invention, these artists incorporated their experiences into scores of songs about travel and movement, as well as creating a new kind of road culture. Starting in the Mississippi Delta and tracking the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reaktion Books - Reverb
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235295
SKU
V9781780235295
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About John Scanlan
John Scanlan is a writer and lecturer who has written widely on culture. He has previously worked at the Universities of Glasgow, St Andrews and Bristol and is the author or editor of four books, including, most recently, Memory: Encounters with the Strange and the Familiar (Reaktion, 2013).

Reviews for Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to 70s Rock
'Beginning with early blues artist Charley Patton, [Easy Riders] explains how a mythology can quickly build up around itinerant musicians who never stay in one place too long ... a fascinating read for anyone who's ever wanted to head out on the highway.' - Classic Rock magazine 'The road has long been one of the most evocative cultural motifs in ... Read more

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