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Presents fifty interviews with the Canadian composer and author conducted between 1966 and 2012, covering his method of composition, practice of Zen Buddhism, romantic entanglements, and experiences with producers, singers, fellow songwriters, and musicians
In 1932, Florence Reece, the wife of a Kentucky coal miner, wrote one of the classic topical songs preserved in the folk musical revival. The song, "Which Side Are You On?," contrasts the lot of the working class and the bosses. This work talks about the Lomaxes, Harry Smith, th…
A human account of the challenges and sacrifices of a life in music at the highest level. Hilburn documents Simon's search for artistry and his constant struggle to protect that artistry against distractions that have derailed so many great pop figures
An anecdotal history of the progressive movements that have shaped the growth of the United States, and the songs that have accompanied and defined them
Biografi om den canadiske sanger og forfatter Leonard Cohen (f. 1934)
Reviled by traditionalists for their frequently fast, often riotous interpretations of Irish folk songs, The Pogues rose from the sweaty chaos of backroom gigs in Camden pubs to world tours with the likes of Elvis Costello, U2 and Bob Dylan, and had huge commercial success with …
This dissertation identifies and presents four works for saxophone, each featuring folk elements from a different culture. The introduction to this document outlines the historical development and implications of the term “folk music.” Rather than an art set in stone, folk music…
This project unpacks questions of cultural legacy and power: the decades of cultural memory that have made Dylan a figure worthy of blind appreciation and left Odetta to the margins of being known yet unknown. At the core of this are, unsurprisingly, questions of race and gender…