Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen
- Editor: Cohen, Jonathan D.
- Editor: Sawyers, June Skinner
Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen
- Editor: Cohen, Jonathan D.
- Editor: Sawyers, June Skinner
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Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician, but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from an array of writers who explain what Springsteen means to them and describe how they have been moved, shaped, and challenged by his music.
Contents
- Introduction: Why Springsteen?
- Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers
- Part I Springsteen Stories
- 1 Growing Up with Bruce Springsteen
- Eric Alterman
- 2 How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the Magic of Rock and Roll
- Nancy S. Bishop
- 3 From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen Journey
- Deepa Iyer
- 4 The Ripple Effect
- Frank Stefanko
- Part II Springsteen, Politics, and American Society
- 5 The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic Society
- Jefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein
- 6 Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen’s Political Journey from “Born in the U.S.A.” to “American Skin (41 Shots)”
- Gillian G. Gaar
- 7 Springsteen’s American Dream
- Louis P. Masur
- 8 At the River
- Paul Muldoon
- 9 The Ties That Bind
- A. O. Scott
- Part III Springsteen Live
- 10 Live at the Roxy
- Greil Marcus
- 11 The Magic Circle
- Wesley Stace
- 12 Twist and Shout
- David L. Ulin
- Part IV Springsteen the Artist
- 13 Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of Bruce Springsteen
- Peter Ames Carlin
- 14 Interview with Martyn Joseph by Irwin H. Streight
- 15 This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist
- Colleen J. Sheehy
- 16 Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O’Connor, and the Songstory
- Irwin H. Streight
- 17 Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts)
- Kenneth Womack
- Part V Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender
- 18 Our Butch Mother, Bruce Springsteen
- Natalie Adler
- 19 Springsteen’s Women: Tougher Than the Rest
- Gina Barreca
- 20 Shackled and Drawn
- Lauren Onkey
- 21 American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness
- Elijah Wald
- Part VI Springsteen and Aging
- 22 Summer’s Fall: Springsteen in Senescence
- Jim Cullen
- 23 Work and Play: Mid-Life Music
- Daniel Wolff
- Part VII Springsteen beyond Borders
- 24 Bruce Springsteen’s River in Dublin
- Dermot Bolger
- 25 The Boss in Bulgaria
- Richard Russo
- 26 We Take Care of Our Own
- Wayne Swan
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
