It Came From Memphis
by Robert Gordon, Peter Guralnick
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Author: Peter Guralnick, Robert GordonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-30
ISBN: 0743410459
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Atria Books
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Book Review: A really fascinating book -- one of the best on modern American music and culture.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is something of an anthropological excavation of the Memphis music scene in the second half of the twentieth century. Although Gordon focuses largely on the underbelly of unsung heroes, the reader implicitly learns how Memphis' most famous artists could never have exploded into the stratosphere without the lesser known, yet equally important personalities stoking the creative fires.
That Memphis music (black or white, soul or rock, country or blues) shook the world is undeniable; but what Gordon does is introduce the reader to the milieu of largely unknown influential people who left their own mark.
There are so many unforgettable characters in this book that one is reminded of Wolfe's Electric Koolaid Acid Test as we are shown a parade of unique scene makers, artists, and musicians who have disproportionately impacted society and popular culture.
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