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Easy riders, rolling stones :

1780235518

9781780235516

1780235291

9781780235295

Easy riders, rolling stones :

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on the road in America, from Delta blues to '70s rock /

John Scanlan.

London, UK :

Reaktion Books,

2015.

1 online resource (252 pages) :

illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Early Delta blues -- Journeys into the past : Delta myths and realities -- Robert Johnson's crossroads -- Journey's into the future : from blues to rock 'n' roll to Dylan -- Jim Morrison's highway to oblivion -- Rolling Stones, through the looking glass -- Live in front of your naked eyes and ears -- Led Zeppelin : travellers of time and space -- Conclusion.

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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 emblematic routes and highways of road music, John Scanlan's fascinating new account explores the music and the life of movement it so often represented, identifying 'the road' as the key to an existence that was uncompromising. Scanlan explores how the image became an inspiration for musicians like Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan, and how these musicians also drew stimulus from a Beat movement that was equally enthralled with the possibilities of travel -- Provided by the publisher.

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Easy riders, rolling stones.

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Blues (Music)-- History and criticism.

Rhythm and blues music.

Rock music-- United States-- History and criticism.

Travel in music.

Blues (Music)

MUSIC-- Genres & Styles-- Classical.

MUSIC-- Reference.

Rhythm and blues music.

Rock music.

Travel in music.

United States.

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Scanlan, John,1964-

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