LEADER 04309nam 2200649 450 001 9910827407903321 005 20230126215424.0 010 $a1-61376-400-6 010 $a1-61376-369-7 035 $a(CKB)3780000000096261 035 $a(EBL)4533239 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001609794 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16320837 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001609794 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13131557 035 $a(PQKB)10439489 035 $a(OCoLC)929784673 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse47411 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4533239 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11214705 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4533239 035 $a(EXLCZ)993780000000096261 100 $a20160614h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWe gotta get out of this place $ethe soundtrack of the Vietnam War /$fDoug Bradley and Craig Werner 210 1$aAmherst, [Massachusetts] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cUniversity of Massachusetts Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 225 1 $aCulture, Politics, and the Cold War 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-62534-197-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The Vietnam veterans' national anthem -- "Goodbye my sweetheart, hello Vietnam" : the soundscape takes shape -- "Bad moon rising" : the soundtracks of LBJ's war -- "I-feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die" : protest, pot, black power, and the (psychedelic) sound of Nixon's war -- "Chain of fools" : radios, guitars, eight tracks (and silence in the field) -- "What's going on" : music and the long road home. 330 $aFor a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's ""These Boots Are Made for Walkin'."" For a ""tunnel rat"" who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's ""Purple Haze."" For a black marine distraught over the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., it was Aretha Franklin's ""Chain of Fools."" And for countless other Vietnam vets, it was ""I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die,"" ""Who'll Stop the Rain,"" or the song that gives this book its title. In We Gotta Get Out of This Place , Doug Bradley and Craig Werner place popular music at the heart of the American experience in Vietnam. They explore how and why U.S. troops turned to music as a way of connecting to each other and the World back home and of coping with the complexities of the war they had been sent to fight. They also demonstrate that music was important for every group of Vietnam veterans -- black and white, Latino and Native American, men and women, officers and ""grunts"" -- whose personal reflections drive the book's narrative. Many of the voices are those of ordinary soldiers, airmen, seamen, and marines. But there are also ""solo"" pieces by veterans whose writings have shaped our understanding of the war -- Karl Marlantes, Alfredo Vea, Yusef Komunyakaa, Bill Ehrhart, Arthur Flowers -- as well as songwriters and performers whose music influenced soldiers' lives, including Eric Burdon, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Country Joe McDonald, and John Fogerty. Together their testimony taps into memories -- individual and cultural -- that capture a central if often overlooked component of the American war in Vietnam. -- Provided by publisher. 410 0$aCulture, politics, and the cold war. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMusic and the war 606 $aPopular music$xSocial aspects$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPopular music$zUnited States$y1961-1970$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPopular music$zUnited States$y1971-1980$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMusic and the war. 615 0$aPopular music$xSocial aspects$xHistory 615 0$aPopular music$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPopular music$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a781.640973/09046 700 $aBradley$b Doug$f1947-$01648656 702 $aWerner$b Craig Hansen$f1952- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827407903321 996 $aWe gotta get out of this place$93996962 997 $aUNINA