The ghost of history Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, and the hurt song

Popular Music and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 69-120

  Garman, Bryan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61949273620     PISSN: 03007766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03007769608591623     Document Type: Article

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