Red Hot and Blue: Fifty Years of Writing about Music, Memphis, and Motherf**kers Contributor(s): Booth, Stanley (Author) |
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ISBN: 164160106X ISBN-13: 9781641601061 Publisher: Chicago Review Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Blues - Music | History & Criticism - General |
Dewey: 781.643 |
LCCN: 2019005126 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collection of over 50 years of writing about the South and its music by Stanley Booth, one of the undisputedly great chroniclers of the subject, is a classic, essential read. Booth's close contacts with many of the musicians he writes about provide a gateway to truly understanding the music and culture of Memphis and other blues strongholds in the South. Subjects include Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, William Eggleston, Ma Rainey, Blind Willie McTell, Graceland, Beale Street and much more. |