TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barker,Hugh
AU  - Taylor,Yuval
TI  - Faking it: the quest for authenticity in popular music 
SN  - 9780571226597 (pbk.) :
U1  - 782.4'2164 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London
PB  - Faber
KW  - Popular music
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Authenticity (Philosophy)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-348) and index
N2  - In the last 50 years, the quest for authenticity, for the 'real', has become a dominant factor in musical taste. This book explodes the myth of what it means to be 'real' and 'fake' in pop music. Among the musicians and groups discussed are: Leadbelly, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Donna Summer and Nirvarna
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