"It Came From Memphis" Holiday Bazaaroe to be
Q: How did factors as diverse as matinee cowboys, professional wrestling, and Holiday Inns conspire to turn Memphis into the birthplace of rock and roll?
Held at Earnestine & Hazel's (Memphis) Sat., Dec. 22
A: Read Robert Gordon's It Came From Memphis � the first book to fully explore the bizarre culture that gave birth to music movement that became a revolution. Unlike other books about Memphis' place in the annals of rock, It Came From Memphis doesn't focus on Elvis, Al Green, or the saga of Sun Records. Instead, it's a tale of street-corner jug bands, seedy nightclubs, outdoor music festivals, delta bluesmen, and the white teenagers who broke through the walls of racism to usher in a new and exciting era of popular culture. Focusing on the shadows cast by this collage of divergent influences, It Came From Memphis concentrates on artists like Jim Dickinson, the Mar-Keys, Furry Lewis, and Alex Chilton. The result is an informative and entertaining chronicle of the birthplace of rock and roll.Pick up the brand-new paperback edition of It Came >From Memphis (Pocket Books) and listen to the music that inspired the stories � Vol.2 of the companion cd was just released on Birdman Records, and is available at fine book and music stores everywhere. Here's what last Friday's New York Times had to say about it: "IT CAME FROM MEMPHIS, VOL. 2" (Birdman). As Mark Twain might have put it, you don't know about this music without you have read a book by the name of "It Came From Memphis" (Pocket Books), but that ain't no matter. That book was by Robert Gordon, and he told the truth, mainly, though it is unapologetically a guide to the self-styled eccentric's Memphis, with its prominent heroes � the producer and keyboardist Jim Dickinson, the clarinetist Robert Palmer (a former New York Times critic), and the guitarist Tav Falco � rather than the ones you might expect (Elvis, Sam Phillips, et al.). The eccentrics' music lies herein; it's raw and funny and powerful. - BEN RATLIFF
And � come celebrate the city that spawned it all at Robert Gordon's It Came From Memphis Holiday Bazaaroe on Saturday, December 22, 2001. The party will get started at 8:30 PM sharp, at Earnestine and Hazel's (84 EG Patterson, 901.523.9754) in downtown Memphis. Music will be provided by Jim Dickinson, B.B. �Let It All Hang Out� Cunningham, the Reigning Sound, the Bo-Keys, and the Bluff City Backsliders. Special guests include Sid Selvidge, Jimmy Crosthwait's puppets, a phone-in from Jerry �The King� Lawler, and many more surprises. Artists � including Charlie Miller, Dan Zarnstorff, Jimmy Crosthwait, and John McIntire � will be selling holiday crafts upstairs. Hours of rare Memphis videos will be shown in the back room. $10 at the door � don't miss the last great party of 2001!
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