The Wichita lineman : searching in the sun for the world's greatest unfinished song
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274).

Mixing close-listening, interviews and travelogue, Dylan Jones explores the legacy of a record that has entertained and haunted millions for over half a century. What is it about this song that continues to seduce listeners, and how did the parallel stories of Campbell and Webb--songwriters and recording artists from different ends of the spectrum--unfold in the years following? Part biography, part work of musicological archaeology, The Wichita Lineman opens a window on to America in the late twentieth century through the prism of a song that has been covered by myriad artists in the intervening decades.