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The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing The Book of Great Music Writing H H H Editedby Marc Smirnoff Forewordby Van Dyke Parks The University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville 2008 Copyright © 2008 by The University of Arkansas Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ISBN-10: 1-55728-887-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-887-5 12 11 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1 Designer: Marshall McKinney •The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48–1984. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA The Oxford American book of great music writing / edited by Marc Smirnoff ; foreword by Van Dyke Parks. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-55728-887-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Popular music—Southern States—History and criticism. I. Smirnoff, Marc. II. Oxford American. ML3477.O94 2008 781.640975—dc22 2008026298 Rhythm and harmony find their way in the inward places of the soul. —PLATO Contents Acknowledgments xiii Foreword by Van Dyke Parks xv Introduction by Marc Smirnoff xvii H Blues Various Artists: Falling Into Place by Peter Guralnick (2000) 3 Leadbelly by Robert Gordon (1999) 8 Bessie Smith by Carol Ann Fitzgerald (2005) 14 H Country Jimmy Martin by Tom Piazza (1996) 27 vii H Early History Blind Tom Wiggins by John Ryan Seawright (1998) 51 Emmett Miller by Nick Tosches (1996) 60 H Rock & Roll/Pop My Morning Jacket by William Bowers (2003) 73 Janis Joplin by Cynthia Shearer (1996) 86 Chris Bell by John Jeremiah Sullivan (2003) 94 Jim White by Lee Durkee (2001) 100 H Jazz Eartha Kitt by Jack Hitt (2006) 111 Henry “Red” Allen by David Gates (2005) 115 H Folk/Bluegrass Doc Watson by William Gay (2000) 125 Fred Neil by Mike Powell (2007) 133 Iris DeMent by Kevin Brockmeier (2007) 139 viii THE OXFORD AMERICAN H R&B/Soul Ray Charles by Roy Blount, Jr. (2005) 151 Dusty Springfield by Jerry Wexler (1999) 156 Joe Tex (a short story) by Michael Parker (2005) 160 Ike Turner by John Lewis (1999) 166 H Family My Mother’s Blues by Sheryl St. Germain (2007) 177 About a Girl by Wendy Brenner (2006) 182 H Rockabilly Jerry Lee Lewis by John Fergus Ryan (1995) 193 H Southern Rock The Allman Brothers by John T. Edge (2000) 207 Lynyrd Skynyrd by Diane Roberts (2001) 212 Lynyrd Skynyrd (a short story) by Ron Rash (2006) 215 H Southern Heavy Metal An Ode by Bret Anthony Johnston (2006) 223 BOOK OF GREAT MUSIC WRITING ix
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