The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter

Contents

• Introduction Katherine Williams and Justin A. Williams;
• Part I . Establishing a Tradition:
• 1. The emergence of the singer-songwriter David R. Shumway;
• 2. Singer-songwriters of the German Lied Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton;
• 3. Bill Monroe, bluegrass music, and the politics of authorship Mark Finch;
• 4. Singer-songwriters and the English folk tradition Allan F. Moore;
• 5. The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter Simon Barber;
• 6. Forging the singer-songwriter at the Los Angeles Troubadour Christa Bentley;
• 7. The 'professional' singer-songwriter in the 1970s Michael Borshuk;
• Part II . Individuals:
• 8. Thomas D'Urfey Toru Mitsui;
• 9. Leadbelly Josep Pedro;
• 10. Region and identity in Dolly Parton's songwriting Jada Watson;
• 11. Authorship and performance in the music of Elton John Phil Allcock;
• 12. Depicting the working class in the music of Billy Joel Joshua S. Duchan;
• 13. Musical gesture in the songs of Nick Drake Timothy Koozin;
• 14. Sampling and storytelling: Kanye West's vocal and sonic narratives Lori Burns, Alyssa Woods and Marc Lafrance;
• 15. James Blake, digital lion Madison Moore;
• 16. Outside voices and the construction of Adele's singer-songwriter persona Sarah Suhdolnik;
• 17. Joanna Newsom's 'Only Skin': authenticity, influence, and the relationship between 'new' and 'old weird America' Jo Collinson-Scott;
• Part III . Men and Women:
• 18. Gender, race, and the ma(s)king of 'Joni Mitchell' Kevin Fellezs;
• 19. Gender, genre, and diversity at Lilith Fair Jennifer Taylor;
• 20. Changing openness and tolerance towards LGBTQ singer-songwriters Katherine Williams;
• 21. Tori Amos as shaman Chris McDonald;
• 22. Gender identity, the queer gaze and female singer-songwriters Megan Berry;
• 23. The female singer-songwriter in the 1990s Sarah Boak;
• Part IV . Frameworks and Methods:
• 24. Reconciling theory and practice in the teaching of songwriting Mark Marrington;
• 25. Singer-songwriters and open mics Marcus Aldredge;
• 26. Singer-songwriter authenticity, the unconscious and emotions (feat. Adele's 'Someone Like You') Rupert Till;
• Part V . Global Perspectives:
• 27. Don McGlashan and local authenticity Nick Braae;
• 28. Italian Canzone d'autore and Greek Entecho tragoudi: a comparative overview Franco Fabbri and Ioannis Tsioulakis;
• 29. Singer-songwriters in the digital age Lucy Bennett.