Using Billy Joel's music as a lens on history and culture, this volume introduces a variety of musicological approaches to one of the most popular entertainers of the past fifty years.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Billy Joel
Introduction: "The Stranger": Locating Billy Joel in Popular Music Studies
Ryan Raul Bañagale and Joshua S. Duchan
Part I: "Somewhere Along the Line": Considering Tradition
Chapter One: From Liverpool to Hicksville: Sgt. Pepper Meets The Nylon Curtain
Joshua S. Duchan
Chapter Two: Movin' Out on Thunder Road: Images of Ambition, Escape, and Authenticity in Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen
John J. Sheinbaum
Part II: "This Is the Time": Performance Analysis
Chapter Three: Billy Joel, Piano Culture, and Rock's Road Not Taken
Jonathan D. Bellman
Chapter Four: Form, Lyrics, and the "Short-Short-Long" Pattern in Billy Joel's Music
Don Traut
Part III: "You're My Home": Imagined Locations
Chapter Five: "The Downeaster 'Alexa'": Billy Joel Signifies Folk
Morgan Jones
Chapter Six: "Nothing Rhymes With Bethlehem": City Branding Schemes and the Strategic Deployment of Billy Joel's "Allentown"
Sarah Messbauer
Part IV: "Stop in Nevada": Live Performance
Chapt
