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Rock star : the making of musical icons from Elvis to Springsteen
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- Creator
- David R. Shumway ; foreword by Anthony DeCurtis
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1421413930, 1421413922, 9781421413921, 9781421413938
- OCLC
- ocn863044193, ocn885208479
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reflections on stardom and its trajectories -- Watching Elvis -- James Brown : self-remade man -- Bob Dylan : the artist -- The Rolling Stones : rebellion, transgression, and excess -- The Grateful Dead : alchemy, or rock & roll utopia -- Joni Mitchell : the singer-songwriter and the confessional persona -- Trapped in the promised land : Bruce Springsteen -- Conclusion : where have all the rock stars gone?