Unlikely Angel delves into Dolly Parton’s formidable skill as a songwriter
…While Parton’s methods may be “instinctive and emotional, not theoretical,” Hamessley believes that “musical analysis identifies and clarifies her intuitive musical choices.” In spite of her emphasis on the technical…
Book Excerpt: The Absurd Man
…reader, hidden behind a spray of night-blooming, drift in and out of scattered clouds above lighthouses producing their artificial calm, just to sweep a chalk of light over distant waters….
Poets offer their perspectives on the global pandemic in Together in a Sudden Strangeness
Together in a Sudden Strangeness gathers more than 100 poets, whose consummate skill and invaluable insight shed light on the unprecedented experiences of this year’s global pandemic. As COVID-19 case…
Robert Gordon revisits his rollicking tale of a revolutionary musical city
…but it has an effect, can change the vibes in a room, affects moods, captures beauty — and all invisibly. Blues has a capaciousness; a song can open up endlessly…
White supremacists infiltrate an East Tennessee town in Charles Dodd White’s How Fire Runs
In the opening pages of Knoxville writer Charles Dodd White’s How Fire Runs, a group of white supremacists establish themselves on the grounds of an abandoned mental hospital. From here,…
Memphis Mayhem is an insider’s history of the city’s sound
…into the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra and would rival Cab Calloway and Count Basie in popularity. Less lingers over Booker Little Jr., a Manassas High product who was on his way…
