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Roadkill on the three-chord highway : art and trash in American popular music / Colin Escott.
| Author/creator | Escott, Colin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Smoother side of town -- Roy Orbison: starlight lit my lonesomeness -- Perry Como: R.I.P. -- Patti Page: Oklahoma blues -- Part II. Fabor -- Jim Reeves: say "yes" to rugs -- Mitch Torok: when Mexican Joe gave up the rhumba -- Ned Miller: from a jack to a king -- Part III. Town hall party -- Skeets McDonald: you oughta see grandma rock -- Wynn Stewart: not such a pretty world -- Wanda Jackson: did she or didn't she? -- Collins Kids: brokenhearted Ricky -- Part IV. Memphis: Sun Records, June 1957 -- Sonny Burgess: the wild man at seventy -- Ed Bruce: mammas, don't let your rock boppin' babies grow up to be cowboys -- Onie Wheeler: no, I don't believe I will -- Part V. Postscript -- Vernon Oxford: too country for country |
| Abstract | It's the real stories, not the publicists' confections, that concern the author of this book. We hear Perry Como's story in his own words: it wasn't all smooth. We learn about the astonishing twists and turns in Roy Orbison's life, and the stories behind the songs we know so well. And we go down with Vernon Oxford, the last great honky tonk singer, who came to Nashville just a little too late. These are stories for anyone who loves what Escott calls "little songs from great sorrows." They will fascinate even the most casual fan of popular music, and they're told here in sympathetic, engaging, and illuminating prose. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2002029453 |
| ISBN | 0415937825 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415937833 (pbk.) |