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This collection examines how musicians become stars and how stardom shapes the music people hear. Contributors connect performance, songwriting, recording and publicity with the ways audiences recognise particular artists, asking what distinguishes celebrity from musical reputation.
Studies range from Black American performers visiting Australia before the jazz era to Judy Jacques, Wendy Saddington and the musicians behind Motown recordings. Other chapters discuss Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé’s Barcelona and Beyoncé’s presentation of stardom. The essays bring historical research and close analysis of music and performance together, with references and an index for further exploration.