{"product_id":"easy-riders-rolling-stones-john-scanlan-9781780235295","title":"Easy Riders, Rolling Stones: On the Road in America, from Delta Blues to 70s Rock","description":"\u003ci\u003eEasy Riders, Rolling Stones \u003c\/i\u003edelves into the history of twentieth century American popular music to explore the emergence of 60s \"road music.\" This music--which includes styles like blues and R\u0026amp;B----­­took shape at pivotal moments in history and was made by artists and performers who were, in various ways, seekers after freedom. Whether journeying across the country, breaking free from real or imaginary confines, or in the throes of self-invention, these artists incorporated their experiences into scores of songs about travel and movement, as well as creating a new kind of road culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starting in the Mississippi Delta and tracking the emblematic routes and highways of road music, John Scanlan explores the music and the life of movement it so often represented, identifying \"the road\" as the key to an existence that was uncompromising. He shows how the road became an inspiration for musicians like Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan and how these musicians also drew stimulus from a Beat movement that was equally enthralled with the possibilities of travel. He also shows how the quintessential American concepts of freedom and travel influenced English bands such as the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. These bands may have been foreigners in the US, but they also found their spiritual home there--of blues and rock 'n' roll--and glimpsed the possibility of a new kind of existence, on the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy Riders, Rolling Stones \u003c\/i\u003eis an entertaining, rich account of a key strand of American music history, and will appeal to both road music fans and music scholars who want to \"head out on the highway.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scanlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780235291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780235295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.80d","brand":"John Scanlan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065812791551,"sku":"9781780235295","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6c8db9c-4382-43f4-94a2-162fa5788a4a.jpg?v=1768677449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/easy-riders-rolling-stones-john-scanlan-9781780235295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}