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Roy Orbison: Invention Of An Alternative Rock Masculinity
Author(s): Peter Lehman (Author)
- Publisher: Temple University Press
- Publication Date: June 13, 2003
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 1592130372
- ISBN-13: 9781592130375
Book Description
Roy Orbison’s music – whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs – is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. Here, Peter Lehman looks at the long span of Orbison’s career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing and performance style, arguing that singer/songwriters no less than filmmakers can be considered as auteurs.
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About the Author
Peter Lehman is Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program at Arizona State University. He is the author of Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body (Temple), and the editor of Masculinity Bodies/Movies/Culture.
