Do you believe in rock and roll? : essays on Don McLean's "American pie" / edited by Raymond I. Schuck and Ray Schuck.
"These essays focus on the cultural and historical significance of Don McLean's song "American Pie." Addressed are such topics as historical and literary interpretation of the lyrics and musical qualities, dissection of commentary on rock and roll history, analysis of continuing...
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
©2012.
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Table of Contents:
- "American pie"
- Preface
- Introduction : Far from dry, far from gone / Raymond I. Schuck and Ray Schuck
- A long, long time ago : a lyrical interpretation / Joseph E. Burns
- A line by line analysis of a classic song / Ray Schuck
- The perception of race in rock and roll / Richard J. McGowan
- Lyrical history : there is more to music than making the people dance?! / Russ Crawford
- Eight-and-a-half minutes is a long, long time / William B. Robison
- Rock and roll grows up / Harry Edwin Eiss
- A generation lost in space / Robert McParland
- A tale of two sagas / Raymond I. Schuck.