Born to Take the Highway: Women, the Automobile, and Rock 'n' Roll

Born to Take the Highway: Women, the Automobile, and Rock 'n' Roll

Focusing specifically on the music of singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Nanci Griffith, Toni Braxton, Lucinda Williams, Shania Twain, and soul legend Aretha Franklin, it examines how women's entrance into both the music industry and American car culture has altered...

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Published in:Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2013-09, Vol.36 (3), p.161-176
Main Author: Lezotte, Chris
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
automobile
Automobile industry
Business
empowerment
folk literature
folk poetry
folk song
Masculinity
Music
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Popular music
Raitt, Bonnie
Rites of passage
rock and roll song
Singers
Songwriters
Twain, Shania
United States
Williams, Lucinda
Women
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Summary:Focusing specifically on the music of singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Nanci Griffith, Toni Braxton, Lucinda Williams, Shania Twain, and soul legend Aretha Franklin, it examines how women's entrance into both the music industry and American car culture has altered the way we think about cars and popular music. [...]J. Freedom du Lac's lament over the demise of the car song is misguided.
ISSN:1542-7331
1542-734X