Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Quiz

Greil Marcus

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Plot Summary

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Prologue

Harmonica Frank - 1951

Robert Johnson - 1938

The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border)

The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections The Righteous Land through The Weight)

Sly Stone - The Myth of Staggerlee (Comprising sections Introduction through Riot)

Sly Stone - The Myth of Staggerlee (Comprising sections Sly Versus Superfly through A Quiet Rebellion)

Randy Newman - Every Man is Free

Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Fanfare through The Rockabilly Moment)

Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale)

Epilogue

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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Quiz

Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Quiz

Why did people riot at Sly Stone concerts in the 70s? (from Sly Stone - The Myth of Staggerlee (Comprising sections Introduction through Riot))

Who said "if I couldn't perform I'd give up . . . It's not a question of the money side of it. . . not having that ninety minutes up there anymore. Phew. I don't like to think about it"? (from Randy Newman - Every Man is Free)

In "The Band," to what does Marcus compare the song "We Can Talk About It Now"? (from The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border))

According to Marcus in "Randy Newman," whose song was Randy Newman answering in his version of "Suzanne"? (from Randy Newman - Every Man is Free)

What is the "old American idea" that the worried man is stuck in according to Marcus? (from The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border))