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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253340586

ISBN-139780253340580

eBay Product ID (ePID)2010177

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Book TitleGuitar Towns : a Journey to the Crossroads of Rock 'N' Roll

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Rock

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorRandy Mcnult

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-005663

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal781.64/0973

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments 1. Hamilton, Ohio: Driving the Blues 2. New Orleans: Sea Cruise 3. Jackson: Just a Dream 4. Thibodaux, Louisiana: When There's No Way Out 5. Shreveport: Susie-Q 6. Houston: Treat Her Right 7. Memphis: Cry Like a Baby 8. Memphis Redux: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 9. Muscle Shoals: Funky Fever 10. Norfolk: If You Wanna Be Happy 11. Bakersfield: Act Naturally 12. McGonigle, Ohio: Lonnie on the Move 13. Cincinnati: Honky Tonk Appendix: Selected Hits from Regional Music Towns Bibliography Index

Synopsis"I couldn't put it down. Randy McNutt's passion for music comes through loud and clear on every page." --George Thorogood Everyone knows the importance of Nashville, New York, LA, and Chicago to popular music, but what about Norfolk and Bakersfield? When recording was more art than commerce, regional music centers flourished. From the 1940s to the 1970s, hundreds of hits--from "My Guy" to "Five O'Clock World"--came out of New Orleans, Muscle Shoals, Memphis, Houston, Cincinnati, and other music centers that are too often forgotten today. The important role they played is described in Randy McNutt's entertaining new book, Guitar Towns. Paying tribute to neglected treasures, McNutt, a writer for the Cincinnati Enquirer and a record producer himself, traveled across America to seek the creators of pop music's hits, misses, and myths. The book recounts his personal odyssey as it documents an important chapter in American cultural history. McNutt persuaded singers, songwriters, disc jockeys, producers, and session players to talk to him about their lives and their music, and they responded with enthusiasm and flair. Guitar Towns is irresistible to anyone interested in pop music and culture. Each spring my itch for sonic Americana worsened with the tree pollen. I navigated with two dozen old and new state and local maps, which I stored in a nylon briefcase on my back seat. Right away, I realized I couldn't visit every music center. So I limited my journeys to areas with strong roots and music ties. I preferred the Soul Zone, a musical hothouse stretching from Cincinnati to the Gulf of Mexico and an area that wielded a disproportionate influence on American music for decades. Amazingly, Southern music teams, often consisting of blacks and whites, made high-quality records as their cities churned with racial conflict. --from Chapter One, A rock 'n' roll historian and fan follows the back roads in a journey that brings him face to face with America's regional sounds - and the people who created that music., A rock'n'roll historian follows the back roads in a journey that brings him face-to-face with America's regional sounds--and the people who created that music

LC Classification NumberML3477.M42 2002