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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Elvis: Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon

Elvis: Roots, Image, Comeback, Phenomenon

Duffett, Mark

Paperback

Series: Icons of Popular Music

MusiciansPop/RockMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1845538307
ISBN13: 9781845538309
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
Published: Mar 17 2020
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Elvis Presley remains the single most important figure in twentieth century popular music. To many commentators, however, he has simply embodied the benefits and problems of uncritically embracing capitalism. By 2005 the 'Memphis Flash' sold over a billion records worldwide, yet his cultural significance cannot be measured by these extraordinary sales figures alone. He cannot quite be reduced to a placeholder for the contradictions of commerce. As the most prominent performer of the rock'n'roll era, then as a charismatic global superstar, Elvis fundamentally challenged the established relationship between White and Black culture, drew attention to the social needs of women and young people, and promoted the value of Southern creativity. He functioned as a bridge figure between folk roots and high modernity, and in the process became a controversial symbol of American unity.

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