Summary
William S. Burroughs’s fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music’s counterculture has been less well documented-until now. Examining how one of America’s most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs.
A heroin addict and a gay man, Burroughs rose to notoriety outside the conventional literar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474616669 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474616666 |
| Author: | Casey Rae |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 132mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Deep Cuts |
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The ultimate guide to Burroughs as counter-cultural contagion
There’s a brilliant idea behind Casey Rae’s William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll, which is that if you simply follow Burroughs through the rock ‘n’ roll years you’ll see him achieve a flickering ubiquity - lurking here, eavesdropping there, photobombing the whole parade. It becomes a kind of alternative history - New York TimesAbout The Author
Casey Rae
Casey Rae is the director of music licensing for SiriusXM and a longtime music critic whose work has been featured in a wide array of publications. His commentary on technology’s impact on creators has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Billboard, and other media outlets. An adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a course developer for Berklee Online, Rae is also a musician and played with several bands in the 1990s.
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