LARRY DAVID SMITH is an independent writer and lecturer who specializes in narrative critiques of popular media. His work includes Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and the Torch Song Tradition (Praeger, 2004), Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song (Praeger, 2002), and Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma (Praeger, 1999).