The Nonpartisan Siren: Linda Ronstadt and the Executive Stage
INTRODUCTION On a humid Washington evening in 1977, Linda Ronstadt stood in the East Room,...
The Mercury Marathon: The Guerilla Marketing of Loretta Lynn’s Nashville Ascension
INTRODUCTION The journey from the Pacific Northwest to the heart of Nashville is roughly 2,500...
The Cinematic Resurgence: Billy Fury’s “Play It Cool” Returns to London Screens
INTRODUCTION The intersection of cinema and rock-and-roll in post-war Britain was a meticulously manufactured landscape...
The Cinematic Resurgence: Billy Fury’s “Play It Cool” Returns to London Screens
INTRODUCTION The intersection of cinema and rock-and-roll in post-war Britain was a meticulously manufactured landscape...
The Cultural Custodian: Linda Ronstadt’s Endowment for Latinx Artistry
INTRODUCTION The sonics of the American Southwest have always been a tapestry of crossing borders,...
The Endurance of the Showman: Barry Manilow’s Residency and the Mechanics of Nostalgia
INTRODUCTION The velvet curtains of the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort &...
The Agrarian Crucible: Johnny Cash and the Architecture of the Dyess Colony
INTRODUCTION The soil of Dyess, Arkansas, was never merely dirt; it was a federal experiment...
The Hunger of Butcher Hollow: Loretta Lynn’s Era of Bare Sustenance
INTRODUCTION The narrative of Loretta Lynn is frequently romanticized as a rags-to-riches fairy tale, but...
The Leather Paradigm: Billy Fury’s Material Legacy Returns to the Mersey
INTRODUCTION The geography of British music history is inextricably linked to the Port of Liverpool,...
The Leather Paradigm: Billy Fury’s Material Legacy Returns to the Mersey
INTRODUCTION The geography of British music history is inextricably linked to the Port of Liverpool,...