Victor L. Wooten’s second book celebrates music as a living entity By Jack Rentfro, for Chapter16.org Renowned bassist Victor L. Wooten has played in many…
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Category: Books
Why Merle Haggard Deserves a Nobel Prize
Peter Guralnick discusses his latest book, Looking to Get Lost By Jim Patterson, for Chapter16.org If Peter Guralnick only accomplished rescuing Elvis Presley from the bilious…
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Write Like I’m Hungry
Unlikely Angel delves into Dolly Parton’s formidable skill as a songwriter By Emily Choate, for Chapter16.org In recent years, Dolly Parton seems to have appeared in…
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This Is How I Saved Myself
Tina Turner shares her spiritual practice of 50 years By Tina Chambers, for Chapter16.org In Tina Turner’s new book, Happiness Becomes You, she advises readers to ask…
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Memphis Calling
Robert Gordon revisits his rollicking tale of a revolutionary musical city By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org The title told it all, like some sci-fi…
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Putting the Music First
Memphis Mayhem is an insider’s history of the city’s sound By David Wesley Williams, for Chapter16.org Ah, Memphis, the Southern capital of sin and song —…
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Love Letter to the Dollyverse
Sarah Smarsh’s She Come by It Natural pays unique tribute to Dolly Parton By Emily Choate, for Chapter16.org Sarah Smarsh’s She Come by It Natural—part biography, part memoir,…
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Queen’s Rules
Late R&B legend Denise LaSalle always called her own shots By Jacqueline Zeisloft, for Chapter16.org In her posthumous memoir, Always the Queen, the fiercely unapologetic Denise…
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