Roy Orbison : the invention of an alternative rock masculinity /

Fans called this singer/songwriter "The Voice."

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lehman, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2003.
Series:Sound matters.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. There are many Roy Orbisons
  • 2. Mystery man : the evolution of a dark, mysterious persona
  • 3. Radical left turns : the voice and the music
  • 4. In (and out of) dreams
  • 5. Crawling back : the masochist aesthetic
  • 6. In David Lynch's dreams : Roy Orbison at the movies
  • 7. The finest white pop singer on the planet : "Oh, pretty woman," 2 Live Crew, and discourses of race
  • 8. Beyond the end : Roy Orbison's posthumous career and legacy
  • appendix. Analysis of songs and recordings
  • Notes
  • Works sited
  • Song acknowledgments
  • Index.