Unprepared to die : America's greatest murder ballads and the true crime stories that inspired them
Slade, Paul2015
Books, Manuscripts
This title looks at murder ballads, many of which have been recorded by big-name musicians working in different musical genres from pop to punk, blues to bluegrass. Fans of rock, blues, country and folk will all be interested as the ballads discussed here have been covered by some of music's biggest names, such as Bob Dylan, Nick Cave (who devoted a whole album to the subject) and The Byrds.
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Author:
Slade, Paul, author
Imprint:
London : Soundcheck Books, 2015.London : Soundcheck Books, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780992948078 (pbk)
Dewey class:
781.64
Language:
English
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BRN:
1809342