Overview

The Guess Who. Gordon Lightfoot. Joni Mitchell. Neil Young. Stompin' Tom Connors. Robert Charlebois. Anne Murray. Crowbar. Chilliwack. Carole Pope. Loverboy. Bryan Adams. The Barenaked Ladies. The Tragically Hip. C line Dion. Arcade Fire. K-oS. Feist. These musicians are national heroes to generations of Canadians. But what does it mean to be a Canadian musician? And why does nationality even matter? Canuck Rock addresses these questions by delving into the myriad relationships between the people who make music, the industries that produce and sell it, the radio stations and government legislation that determine availability, and the fans who consume it and make it their own. An invaluable resource and an absorbing read, Canuck Rock spans from the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s through to today's international recording industry. Combining archival material, published accounts, and new interviews, Ryan Edwardson explores how music in Canada became Canadian music.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ryan Edwardson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780802099891

ISBN 10:   0802099890
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   12 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Canadian Music and the Unruly Question of National Identity Lonely Boys and Wild Girls: Rock and Roll in Canada in the 1950s Guess Who?: Beatlemania and the Race to be British, 1963-66 From 'Tom Dooley' to 'Mon Pays': Commercialism and Nationalization in Folk Music Caliornia Dreamin': Why Canadian Musicians were not 'Helpless' in the United States, 1965-70 Turn on, Tun in, and Drop Out': Psychedelic Music and How a Band from the Pairies was Saved by its Wheatfield Soul, 1966-70 Legislated Radio': Industry, Identity, and the Push for Canadian Content, 1965-71 Oh What a Feeling': Canadian Content and Identity Politics in the 1970s And the Juno Goes To...': Television and the Selling of 'Canadian' Music Takin' Care of Business': The Multinational Underwriting of the Canadian Music Industry, 1970-2006 Everything I Do (I Do It For Me)': Bryan Adams and the Waking Up the Neightbours Controversy Conclusion - From 'Music in Canada' to 'Canadian Music' Bibliography

Reviews

'Canuck Rock is an excellent starting point for those who have yet to discover many of the bands discussed in the book, and can also serve as a nostalgic refresher for those with a stronger understanding of the Canadian music industry? A comprehensive piece of work; entertaining, and fact based, with liberal sprinkling of rock star egos, political shenanigans, and international implications.' -- Carrie Schmidt, ActiveHistory.ca/book-reviews

'Canuck Rock is an excellent starting point for those who have yet to discover many of the bands discussed in the book, and can also serve as a nostalgic refresher for those with a stronger understanding of the Canadian music industry... A comprehensive piece of work; entertaining, and fact based, with liberal sprinkling of rock star egos, political shenanigans, and international implications.'--Carrie Schmidt, ActiveHistory.ca/book-reviews

'Canuck Rock is an excellent starting point for those who have yet to discover many of the bands discussed in the book, and can also serve as a nostalgic refresher for those with a stronger understanding of the Canadian music industry? A comprehensive piece of work; entertaining, and fact based, with liberal sprinkling of rock star egos, political shenanigans, and international implications.' -- Carrie Schmidt, ActiveHistory.ca/book-reviews 'Canuck Rock is an indispensable resource for anyone researching Canadian popular music, the Canadian music industries, or the development of Canadian nationalism. The book demands consideration of the contextual and cultural forces that are inseparable from Canada's popular music and history. Edwardson succeeds because he convincingly explores which forces allowed music in Canada to become Canadian music.' -- Ian Dahlman Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, Spring 2011 'Canuck Rock deserves to stand as a central text in the ongoing study of Canadian arts, identities, and cultural policy.' -- William Echard Topia, number 27: 2012 'Edwardson's book is a thoughtful commentary on the impact that nationalist discourse can have on artistic production.' -- Gillian Turnbull MUSICultures, vol38:2011

'Canuck Rock is an excellent starting point for those who have yet to discover many of the bands discussed in the book, and can also serve as a nostalgic refresher for those with a stronger understanding of the Canadian music industry... A comprehensive piece of work; entertaining, and fact based, with liberal sprinkling of rock star egos, political shenanigans, and international implications.' -- Carrie Schmidt, ActiveHistory.ca/book-reviews

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Ryan Edwardson is a Canadian music fan with a PhD in History from Queen's University.

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