A Darker Shade of Pale: A Backdrop to Bob Dylan by Wlfrid Mellers
US$42.00
Softcover. Condition: Good+. 1984. Oxford. Illustrated.
A Darker Shade of Pale: A Backdrop to Bob Dylan is a 1984 book by musicologist Wilfrid Mellers that analyzes Bob Dylan's music by exploring its roots in American folk, country, and pop traditions, as well as British ballads, placing him in a broader cultural and historical context. While the title alludes to the Procol Harum song and William Blake, the book uses Dylan as a lens to discuss music as a reflection of social and racial issues