{"product_id":"memphis-rent-party-the-blues-rock-soul-in-musics-hometown-hardcover","title":"Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock \u0026 Soul in Music's Hometown - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlues, being the wellspring of all American music for over a century, is always worth studying. Robert does it right. --Keith Richards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn emotional map of musical Memphis. If you don't know these characters, let Robert Gordon introduce you. --Elvis Costello\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Gordon's book is proof that Southern heritage is American heritage, and all sorts of people--black and white, familiar and strange, dead and alive--are what it is. --Greil Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfiles and stories of Southern music from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRespect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fabled city of Memphis has been essential to American music--home of the blues, the birthplace of rock and roll, a soul music capital. We know the greatest hits, but celebrated author Robert Gordon takes us to the people and places history has yet to record. A Memphis native, he whiles away time in a crumbling duplex with blues legend Furry Lewis, stays up late with barrelhouse piano player Mose Vinson, and sips homemade whiskey at Junior Kimbrough's churning house parties. A passionate listener, he hears modern times deep in the grooves of old records by Lead Belly and Robert Johnson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe interconnected profiles and stories in \u003ci\u003eMemphis Rent Party\u003c\/i\u003e convey more than a region. Like mint seeping into bourbon, Gordon gets into the wider world. He beholds the beauty of mistakes with producer Jim Dickinson (Replacements, Rolling Stones), charts the stars with Alex Chilton (Box Tops, Big Star), and mulls the tragedy of Jeff Buckley's fatal swim. Gordon's Memphis inspires Cat Power, attracts Townes Van Zandt, and finds James Carr always singing at the dark end of the street. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rent party is when friends come together to hear music, dance, and help a pal through hard times; it's a celebration in the face of looming tragedy, an optimism when the wolf is at the door. Robert Gordon finds mystery in the mundane, inspiration in the bleakness, and revels in the individualism that connects these diverse encounters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Gordon \u003c\/b\u003ehas been writing about Memphis music and history for thirty years and is the author of \u003ci\u003eIt Came from Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Can't Be Satisfied\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The King on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elvis Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Respect Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a Grammy in 2011 for his liner notes to the Big Star box set \u003ci\u003eKeep an Eye on the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. His film work includes producing and directing the documentary \u003ci\u003eRespect Yourself: The Stax Records Story\u003c\/i\u003e and also the Emmy-winning \u003ci\u003eBest of Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e. Gordon lives in Memphis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770448707872,"sku":"9781632867735","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c3a1f45f32735e19472bfca859480c9.webp?v=1780371855","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memphis-rent-party-the-blues-rock-soul-in-musics-hometown-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}