Synopsis
Southern Rock Opera takes listeners on a road trip through the American South, with stops in Alabama steel towns and north Florida swamps, recording studios and tour buses, and even Heaven and Hell. Along the way, the Truckers attempt to untangle the mess that is southern history by exploring the contradictory, dualistic nature of the region. Like twin paths intersecting and diverging before meeting again, the operas libretto focuses on the lives of two bands: the fictional Betamax Guillotine, a stand-in for the Truckers themselves, and Southern Rock gods Lynyrd Skynyrd. Here, Rien Fertel takes us for a ride along the Truckers winding road through the Operas Southlands, a region filled with mean old highways, youthful rockstar aspirations, fatal crashes, and the wreckage of two bands gone too soon.
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About the Author
Rien Fertel is a writer and teacher whose work has been published in dozens of magazines and journals. He is author of The Creole City (Louisiana State University Press, 2014) and One True Barbecue (Simon & Schuster, 2016). He lives in New Orleans.
From the Back Cover
The author of "The One Tree Barbecue" takes on the Drive By Truckers' "Southern Rock Opera" in this addition to the popular "33 1/3" series, viewing the album in relation to the nuances and contradictions of the contemporary American south.
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