The Crossroads
Selling Your Soul for Rock n' Roll
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11216902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin Harmon (Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 606-616 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01490400.2020.1870588 |
| OpenAlex | W3132014844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
The allure of rock n’ roll is born of mystique and fantasy, and rock helps fans channel their affective needs, making it an accessible forum to build identity and connect with others. Music has also been shown to possess transcendent qualities, though oftentimes these ethereal properties are “dark” in nature, emblematic of the indulgent, deviant, and hedonistic aspects often attributed to rock music. The origin of rock n’ roll can arguably be traced back to one man – and one myth: the American blues musician, Robert Johnson, who allegedly “sold his soul” to the devil for virtuosic guitar playing ability, thus giving birth to the blues. This essay seeks to explore his origin story as the mythic root of rock music and ask how Johnson set the stage for deviance as an inherent quality of rock music as embraced by fans
Acoustics · Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Blues · Fantasy · Guitar · Literature · Mythology · Popular music · Rock music · Soul · Theology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History
Pagans and Satan and Goths, oh my
Embodying hardcore
Sex, drugs, Satan and rock and roll
Leisure participation, substance abuse disorders, and recovery
Sex tourism and prostitution
Emo Angst, Masochism, and Masculinity in Crisis
Abnormal Leisure
The costs and benefits of hedonism
Sex tourism
Deviant Leisure
The magic that can set you free
Children of Legba
Blues, criticism, and the signifying trickster
Leisure and Delinquency
Music Scenes, Space and the Body
Queer Temporalities and the Significance of 'Music Scene' Participation in the Social Identities of Middle-aged Queers
Music and Melancholy
Playful Deviance as an Urban Leisure Activity
Subculture Theory
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |