Death and the Rock Star |
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| Author:
| Strong, Catherine
Lebrun, Barbara |
| Series edited by:
| Hawkins, Stan
Scott, Derek B. |
| Series title: | Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-3092-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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This edited collection explores the reception of dead rock stars, 'rock' being taken in the widest sense. When music artists die, their fellow musicians, producers, fans and the media react differently, and this book brings together their intertwining modalities of reception. The commercial impact of death on record sales, copyrights, and print media is considered, and the different justifications by living artists for being involved with the dead, through covers, sampling and...
More DescriptionThis edited collection explores the reception of dead rock stars, 'rock' being taken in the widest sense. When music artists die, their fellow musicians, producers, fans and the media react differently, and this book brings together their intertwining modalities of reception. The commercial impact of death on record sales, copyrights, and print media is considered, and the different justifications by living artists for being involved with the dead, through covers, sampling and tributes. The cultural representation of dead singers is investigated through obituaries, biographies and biopics. The book discusses the gendering of death and posthumous prestige, and the enduring appeal of the notion of 'tragedy' in popular music culture.