Title: Text and drugs and rock 'n' roll : the Beats and rock culture /
Authors: Warner, Simon, 1956-
Publisher: Bloomsbury,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Music and literature.; Beats (Persons); Rock music History and criticism.; Authors, American; American literature History and criticism
Contents: Preface -- Rock and rock'n'roll : a short note to the reader -- Introduction. i) How the Beats met rock : some history and some context ; ii) Charting the Beats : background and impact ; iii) Beat and rock : a survey of association ; iv) The Beats' own recordings : a selective discography -- 1. Sifting the shifting sands : Allen Ginsberg, 'Howl' and the American landscape in the 1950s ; Interlude A: Lawrence Ferlinghetti : A survivor surveys ; Interview 1: David Amram, jazz musician and Beat composer, including the Pull My Daisy soundtrack -- 2. Chains of flashing memories : Bob Dylan and the Beats, 1959-1975 ; Interview 2: Michael McClure, poet and author of The Beard -- 3. Muse, moll, maid, mistress? Beat women and their rock'n'roll legacy --^