It Came from Memphis - Softcover

Gordon, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571198813 ISBN 13: 9780571198818

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1996

Synopsis

Exploring interwoven threads of personality, coincidence, progress, and taste--all essentially unrelated to music--a veteran journalist explains how popular culture and business intersected in Memphis to set the stage for rock and roll well before Elvis arrived. IP.

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Review:

"The New Yorker An affectionate rumination.

"The New Yorker"

An affectionate rumination.

"The New Yorker"An affectionate rumination.

"The New Yorker" An affectionate rumination.

"The New York Times" Superb...

The New York Times Superb...

The New Yorker An affectionate rumination.

About the Author:

Robert Gordon has written for major music publications in the United States and England, and has contributed to several books. He produced the Al Green CD box set Anthology, and his liner notes were nominatied for a Grammy&@174;. As a filmmaker, he directed the award-winning blues documentary All Day and All Night, and his music video work has appeared on MTV, BET, and CMT. He is the author of a forthcoming biography of Muddy Waters and director of the companion documentary. He lives in Memphis with his wife and two daughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0571198813
• ISBN 13: 9780571198818
• Binding: Paperback