Americana Revolution - Cain, Michael Scott

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Résumé :
Michael Cain offers an informal social history that describes Americana as both a musical genre and a movement, showing what it is, where it came from and where it is going. Through anecdotes and interviews, Cain provides a firsthand view into the creation of Americana, trying to clarify how the genre can be categorized and defined....

Biographie:
Introduction 1. Origins of the Americana Movement 2. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 3. When Things Go Wrong, Blame the Radio 4. Don't Drink from a Bottle If You Didn't See It Opened Interlude: Roger McGuinn: Respecting Tradition While Transforming It 5. If I could find a white boy who sang black 6. Appropriating Black Culture Interlude: Rosanne Cash 7. The Irish Claim the Bronx 8. Bringing the Good News 9. The Battle for the Soul Interlude: Kris Kristofferson 10. As Duke Ellington Said, There's Only Two Types of Music: Good and Bad 11. Speaking the Truth to Those Who Have Ears to Listen 12. Americana as a Symbol of Musical Adulthood 13. Let's Go Backwards When Forwards Fails 14. Swallowing Other Genres 15. A Sense of Community 16. It Might Be a Great Bag to Be In, But Why Must I Be in a Bag at All? Interlude: Jim Lauderdale 17. The Archetype of Americana 18. Back to the Question: Do We Have Any Idea What Americana Is? Coda: An Annotated List of Recommended Recordings Select Bibliography...

Sommaire:

Introduction
1. Origins of the Americana Movement
2. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
3. When Things Go Wrong, Blame the Radio
4. Don't Drink from a Bottle If You Didn't See It Opened
Interlude: Roger McGuinn: Respecting Tradition While Transforming It
5. If I could find a white boy who sang black
6. Appropriating Black Culture
Interlude: Rosanne Cash
7. The Irish Claim the Bronx
8. Bringing the Good News
9. The Battle for the Soul
Interlude: Kris Kristofferson
10. As Duke Ellington Said, There's Only Two Types of Music: Good and Bad
11. Speaking the Truth to Those Who Have Ears to Listen
12. Americana as a Symbol of Musical Adulthood
13. Let's Go Backwards When Forwards Fails
14. Swallowing Other Genres
15. A Sense of Community
16. It Might Be a Great Bag to Be In, But Why Must I Be in a Bag at All?
Interlude: Jim Lauderdale
17. The Archetype of Americana
18. Back to the Question: Do We Have Any Idea What Americana Is?
Coda: An Annotated List of Recommended Recordings
Select Bibliography