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Greil Marcus: The History of Rock’n’Roll in Ten Songs

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Simon Sweetman
Apr 09, 2016
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The History of Rock’n’Roll in Ten Songs

Greil Marcus

Yale University Press

T-Bone Burnett is quoted, in this book, “Listen, the story of the United States is this: One kid, without anything, walks out of his house, down the road, with nothing but a guitar and conquers the world.” It’s a good quote – but as usual it’s how Greil Marcus uses it, where and why…

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