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Duchan, Joshua S.
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Joel, Billy -- Criticism and interpretation.
Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Duchan, Joshua S.
Joel, Billy -- Criticism and interpretation.
Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Billy Joel : America's piano man / Joshua S. Duchan.
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Duchan, Joshua S.
Rowman & Littlefield, c2017.
Call #:
781
.66092
D826b
Subjects
Joel, Billy -- Criticism and interpretation.
Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Series
Tempo (Lanham, Md.)
ISBN:
9781442242050 (hc)
Description:
xxxii, 183 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Tempo: a Rowman & Littlefield music series on rock, pop, and culture."
"Further listening and viewing": pages 169-172.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.
Contents:
"Somewhere along the line": a biography and influences -- "New York state of mind": geography, places, and spaces -- "Where's the orchestra?": domestic and international politics -- "Pressure": living in American culture -- "She's always a women": relationships and gender -- "The Entertainer": stylistic authenticity and the entertainment industry -- "This is the time": a historically conscious composer -- "And so it goes": the lasting significance of Billy Joel.
Summary:
"In [this book], music historian Joshua S. Duchan looks at the career and music of this remarkable singer-songwriter, exploring the unique ways Joel channels and transforms the cultural life of a changing America over four decades into bestselling song after song and album after album"--Amazon.com.
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