01874cam a2200325 i 4500 296102324 TxAuBib 20151217120000.0 141215s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014048532 9780142181584 0142181587 eng rda TxAuBib rda Marcus, Greil. Mystery train [BOOK] : images of America in rock 'n' roll music / Greil Marcus. Sixth revised edition. New York : Plume, 2015. xx, 424 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists-Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley-Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings evolution and continuing impact"-- Provided by publisher. "This book traces the history of rock 'n' roll through six key, fundamental artists: Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley"-- Provided by publisher. 20151217. Rock musicians United States Biography. Popular culture United States. Rock music United States History and criticism. Biographies.