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  Memphis Mayhem - A Story of the...

  David A. Less

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  Memphis gave birth to music that changed the world — Memphis Mayhem is a fascinating history of how music and culture collided to change the state of music forever
  		 
  “David Less has captured the essence of the Memphis music experience on these pages in no uncertain terms. There’s truly no place like Memphis and this is the story of why that is. HAVE MERCY!” — Billy F Gibbons, ZZ Top
  		 
  Foreword by renowned music historian Peter Guralnick
  		 
  Memphis Mayhem weaves the tale of the racial collision that led to a cultural, sociological, and musical revolution. David Less constructs a fascinating narrative of the city that has produced a startling array of talent, including Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Al Green, Otis Redding, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Justin Timberlake, and so many more.
  		 
  Beginning with the 1870s yellow fever epidemics that created racial imbalance as wealthy whites fled the city, David Less moves from W.C. Handy’s codification of blues in 1909 to the mid-century advent of interracial musical acts like Booker T. & the M.G.’s, the birth of punk, and finally to the growth of a music tourism industry.
  		 
  Memphis Mayhem explores the city’s entire musical ecosystem, which includes studios, high school band instructors, clubs, record companies, family bands, pressing plants, instrument factories, and retail record outlets. Lively and comprehensive, this is a provocative story of finding common ground through music and creating a sound that would change the world.

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  Shake It Break It and Hang It on...

  Guy's All Star Shoe Band,...

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  This first and only recording of the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band features Rich Dworsky (piano), Andy Stein (violin, saxophone), Pat Donohue (guitar) and Arnie Kinsella (drums), with guest Garrison Keillor contributing vocals on several tracks. Their repertoire is an irresistible mix of timeless jazz, blues, and pop standards.Tracks: The Weary and Farewell Blues; What a Wonderful World ("The Internet Song"); Guy's Shoes; Doin' Things; Wolverine Blues; Sweet and Slow; I Want You To Be My Baby; Summer Slipped Away; Knock, Knock, Who's There?; Old Yazoo; Stumblin'; The Way You Look Tonight; Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love); At the Jazz Band Ball; Won't You Be My Ginger?; The Other End of the Mississippi River Blues; Getting Some Fun Out of Life; Maybe Next Time; I Can't Dance, I've Got Ants in My Pants (Let's Have a Party); Tishomingo Blues; When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

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  Bare Bones - I'm Not Lonely If...

  Bobby Bones

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  #1 New York Times BestsellerA touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom, Bobby Estell fell in love with country music. Abandoned by his father at the age of five, Bobby saw the radio as his way out—a dream that came true in college when he went on air at the Henderson State University campus station broadcasting as Bobby Bones, while simultaneously starting The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ. Bobby’s passions were pop, country music, and comedy, and he blended the three to become a tastemaker in the country music industry, heard by millions daily. Bobby broke the format of standard country radio, mixing country and pop with entertainment news and information, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, and Jason Aldean.Yet despite the glamour, fame, and money, Bobby has never forgotten his roots, the mom and grandmother who raised him, the work ethic he embraced which saved him and encouraged him to explore the world, and the good values that shaped him. In this funny, poignant memoir told in Bobby’s distinctive patter, he takes fans on a tour of his road to radio. Bobby doesn’t shy away from the curves he continues to navigate—including his obsessive-compulsive disorder—on his journey to find the happiness of a healthy family.Funny and tender, raw and honest, Bare Bones is pure Bobby Bones—surprising, entertaining, inspiring, and authentic.

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  Opium The Flowers of Evil

  Donald Wigal

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  Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.

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  Come From Away: Welcome to the...

  Irene Sankoff, David Hein,...

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  Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells  the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. On  September 11, 2001, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land  in the provincial town of Gander, Newfoundland. The local residents  opened their arms to the displaced visitors, offering food, shelter, and  friendship. In the days that followed, cultures clashed and nerves ran  high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and  gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock  is the ultimate companion piece to Irene Sankoff and David Hein's  smash-hit musical based on that extraordinary experience. Featuring the  complete book and lyrics for the first time in print, a foreword by  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and exclusive photos of the  company and physical production, this essential companion also includes  original interviews with passengers, Gander residents, and the actors  who portray them. The narrative by theater historian Laurence Maslon  details the events of that memorable and challenging week and also  traces the musical's development from the ten-year reunion of residents  and airline passengers in Gander, where the idea for the musical was  born , to the global phenomenon it is today. Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock gives  an unprecedented look behind the curtain and demonstrates why the story  has touched so many so deeply: Because we come from everywhere, we all  come from away.

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  The Riot Grrrl Collection

  Lisa Darms

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  Archival material from the 1990s underground movement “preserves a vital history of feminism” (Ann Cvetkovich, author of Depression: A Public Feeling).   For the past two decades, young women (and men) have found their way to feminism through Riot Grrrl. Against the backdrop of the culture wars and before the rise of the Internet or desktop publishing, the zine and music culture of the Riot Grrrl movement empowered young women across the country to speak out against sexism and oppression, creating a powerful new force of liberation and unity within and outside of the women’s movement. While feminist bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile fought for their place in a male-dominated punk scene, their members and fans developed an extensive DIY network of activism and support. The Riot Grrrl Collection reproduces a sampling of the original zines, posters, and printed matter for the first time since their initial distribution in the 1980s and ’90s, and includes an original essay by Johanna Fateman and an introduction by Lisa Darms.

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