About this book
"Focusing on a handful of performers - Harmonica Frank, Robert Johnson, the Band, Sly Stone, Randy Newman, and Elvis Presley - Greil Marcus opens up the American story of ambition and defeat, dreams and lies. This fifth edition includes an updated version of the ever-expanding Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the performers and recordings featured in this book."--Jacket.
Subjects
Rock musicPopular cultureRock musiciansBiographyHistory and criticismRock music, history and criticismRock musicians, biographyPopular culture, united statesRock musicians, united statesRock music, united statesRock music, social aspects