Faking It with Yuval Taylor

9th April 2007

Yuval Taylor is the co-author of “Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music.” We discuss what Taylor and his co-author Hugh Barker see as the three forms of musical authenticity: cultural, personal and representational. We discuss (and hear music from) artists including Leadbelly, Nirvana, Neil Young, Woodie Guthrie, the Rolling Stones, Jimmie Rodgers, […]

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Yuval Taylor is the co-author of “Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music.” We discuss what Taylor and his co-author Hugh Barker see as the three forms of musical authenticity: cultural, personal and representational.

We discuss (and hear music from) artists including Leadbelly, Nirvana, Neil Young, Woodie Guthrie, the Rolling Stones, Jimmie Rodgers, Donna Summer, Billy Joel and even Jennifer Lopez.

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