The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter (Hardcover)

Introduction Katherine Williams and Justin A. Williams; Part I. Establishing a Tradition: 1. The emergence of the singer-songwriter David R. Shumway; 2. Singer-songwriters of the German Lied Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton; 3. Bill Monroe, bluegrass music, and the politics of authorship Mark Finch; 4. Singer-songwriters and the English folk tradition Allan F. Moore; 5. The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter Simon Barber; 6. Forging the singer-songwriter at the Los Angeles Troubadour Christa Bentley; 7. The 'professional' singer-songwriter in the 1970s Michael Borshuk; Part II. Individuals: 8. Thomas D'Urfey T?ru Mitsui; 9. Leadbelly Josep Pedro; 10. Region and identity in Dolly Parton's songwriting Jada Watson; 11. Authorship and performance in the music of Elton John Phil Allcock; 12. Depicting the working class in the music of Billy Joel Joshua S. Duchan; 13. Musical gesture in the songs of Nick Drake Timothy Koozin; 14. Sampling and storytelling: Kanye West's vocal and sonic narratives Lori Burns, Alyssa Woods and Marc Lafrance; 15. James Blake, digital lion Madison Moore; 16. Outside voices and the construction of Adele's singer-songwriter persona Sarah Suhdolnik; 17. Joanna Newsom's 'Only Skin': authenticity, influence, and the relationship between 'new' and 'old weird America' Jo Collinson-Scott; Part III. Men and Women: 18. Gender, race, and the ma(s)king of 'Joni Mitchell' Kevin Fellezs; 19. Gender, genre, and diversity at Lilith Fair Jennifer Taylor; 20. Changing openness and tolerance towards LGBTQ singer-songwriters Katherine Williams; 21. Tori Amos as shaman Chris McDonald; 22. Gender identity, the queer gaze and female singer-songwriters Megan Berry; 23. The female singer-songwriter in the 1990s Sarah Boak; Part IV. Frameworks and Methods: 24. Reconciling theory and practice in the teaching of songwriting Mark Marrington; 25. Singer-songwriters and open mics Marcus Aldredge; 26. Singer-songwriter authenticity, the unconscious and emotions (feat. Adele's 'Someone Like You') Rupert Till; Part V. Global Perspectives: 27. Don McGlashan and local authenticity Nick Braae; 28. Italian Canzone d'autore and Greek Entecho tragoudi: a comparative overview Franco Fabbri and Ioannis Tsioulakis; 29. Singer-songwriters in the digital age Lucy Bennett.