Erin Osmon

Won't Back Down (eBook, ePUB)

Heartland Rock and the Fight for America

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One of America's leading music journalists on Heartland Rock's glory days and its role in the populist politics of the 1980s.

Erin Osmon's rollicking Won't Back Down tells the story of the origins, charttopping development, and tangled legacy of Heartland Rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Osmon delves into the making of its classic albums and songs, including Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, Bob Seger's Against the Wind, John Mellencamp's Small Town, and Tom Petty's I Won't Back Down. She demonstrates the centrality of oftenoverlooked women, including Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, and Lucinda Williams. She traces the genre's connections to country and Americana and shows how its success revitalized the careers of figures like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. And she argues that the music played a vital role in opposition to eighties conservatism and in support of LGBTQ rights, labor issues, and the environmental movement. As Osmon makes clear, Heartland Rock at its best connected with millions of overlooked people longing to be heard.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781324051381
• Artikelnr.: 75601380

Autorenporträt

Erin Osmon is a monthly contributor to Uncut, and her byline has appeared in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, Spin, Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, and elsewhere. She teaches music journalism at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.