Louis P. Masur

About Louis P. Masur

Louis P. Masur chairs the American Studies program at Trinity College (CT) and is the author of Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision (Bloomsbury Press, 2009).

Features

Bruce Springsteen: Still Going Strong at Age 60

The key to his success is that Springsteen believes in what he does, but doesn’t try to live inside the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy that glorifies wealth, fame, and superstardom. [20 September 2009]

Reviews

How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll by Elijah Wald

If the world is divided into those who see forests and those who see trees, Wald is in love with every branch of the ramifying bush that is popular music. [5 August 2009]

Protest Singer & To Everything There is a Season

Two recent books survey Seeger’s journey and grapple with the musician’s political and musical ideology. [12 July 2009]