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Greil Marcus

Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. His most recent book is The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs (2014).

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Essays & Memoir | Issue 76 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 76 padlock

American Folk

Greil Marcus

‘Smith placed murder ballads, explosions of religious ecstasy, moral warnings and hedonistic revels on the same plane of value and meaning’

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