{"product_id":"tom-pettys-southern-accents-paperback","title":"Tom Petty's Southern Accents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1985 Tom Petty had already obtained legendary status. He had fame. He had money. But he was restless, hoping to stretch his artistry beyond the confining format of songs like \"The Waiting\" and \"Refugee.\" Petty's response to his restlessness was \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e. Initially conceived as a concept album about the American South, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e's marathon recording sessions were marred by aesthetic and narcotic excess. The result is a hodgepodge of classic rock songs mixed with nearly unlistenable 80s music. Then, while touring for the album, Petty made extensive use of the iconography of the American Confederacy, something he soon came to regret. Despite its artistic failure and public controversy, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e was a pivot point for Petty. Reeling from the defeat, Petty reimagined himself as deeply, almost mythically, Californian, obtaining his biggest success with \u003ci\u003eFull Moon Fever.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Washburn explores the history of \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e and how it sparked Petty's reinvention. Washburn also examines how the record both grew out of and reinforced enduring but flawed assumptions about Southern culture and the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e, Director of Programs at Humanities New York, has written about books, culture, and politics for a number of publications. Follow him on Twitter at @whalelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771835711776,"sku":"9781501333446","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8ed787d53311455db55d83128a15ba2.webp?v=1780394965","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tom-pettys-southern-accents-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}