Publication

2008 - Faber and Faber, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC781.640973
  • LCCML3551 .P47 2008
  • LCCML3551.P47 2008

Description

"Part travelogue, part musical history, Amanda Petrusich's It Still Moves outlines the sounds of the new, weird America - honoring the rich traditions of gospel, blues, country, folk, and rock that feed it while simultaneously exploring the American character as personified by its songs and landscapes. What is Americana? Where does it come from? Through interviews, road stories, and rich music criticism, Petrusich traces the rise of Americana music from its early origins to its new and compelling incarnations - from Elvis to Iron and Wine, the Carter Family to Animal Collective, Johnny Cash to Will Oldham, Charley Patton to Wilco - and explores how the genre is adapting to the twenty-first century."--Jacket.

Subjects

Genres

  • Anecdotes

Other Editions

  • It still moves: lost songs, lost highways, and the search for the next American musicFaber and Faber2008-01-01

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