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It Came from Memphis: Updated and Revised

It Came from Memphis: Updated and Revised

PAPERBACK

10 Nov, 2020

Like no other music history, It Came From Memphis dishes its tuneful tale with a full context of social issues. From institutional racism to cowboy movies,...

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ISBN-10:

1733350152

ISBN-13:

9781733350150

Publisher

Third Man Books

Dimensions

8.90 X 6.00 X 0.90 inches

Language

English

Description

Like no other music history, It Came From Memphis dishes its tuneful tale with a full context of social issues. From institutional racism to cowboy movies, from manic disc jockeys to Quaalude motorcycle gangs, this story is as unvarnished a history of rock and roll as ever has been written. The Memphis aesthetic is to invert expectations: artists seek imperfection, embracing mistakes and doing it all wrong by forging their own paths to get it exactly right. A storyteller's storyteller, Robert Gordon puts you in the shotgun seat, riding with the old coots and the young rebels as they pass a bottle and a blunt. Memphis changed the world, this book can change you.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:1733350152

ISBN-13

:9781733350150

Publisher

:Third Man Books

Publication date

: 10 Nov, 2020

Category

: Music & Musical Instruments

Sub-Category

: History & Criticism - General

Format

:PAPERBACK

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 8.90 X 6.00 X 0.90 inches

Weight

:476 g

Editorial Reviews

Superb -The New York Times An affectionate rumination -The New Yorker If you haven't read this book, do it now. - Rolling Stone "This collection is a distinctly American story with social and cultural ramifications we can only begin to calibrate, so deeply ingrained as they are in the national character." -The Washington Post Book World "A remarkable literary feat." -Los Angeles Reader " Gordon creates a vivid portrait of the place and the music-what he calls its simplicity, its eccentricity, its soul-through a freewheeling, anecdotal narrative that mixes the fervor of a fan, the flair of a storyteller and the clear-eyed perspective of a critic." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "A collection of colorful stories about a number of artists and local crazies." -Billboard "A sterling job. . . . A worthwhile document." -The Irish Times

About the Author

Robert Gordon is a writer and a filmmaker, a Grammy winner and an Emmy winner. He's a native Memphian who has been exporting the city's authentic weirdness since long before his first book, It Came From Memphis (1995). He's been nominated for six Grammys; his win was for the liner notes to the Big Star box set Keep an Eye on the Sky. His Emmy was for Best of Enemies, the 2015 documentary about Gore Vidal, William Buckley, and the demise of civil discourse in America. He's not the rockabilly singer, he's not author of Deep Blues, and he's not the university in Scotland. He lives in Memphis. TheRobertGordon.com

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