“Essential for fans of Marcus and fruitful reading for anyone reflecting on the mysteries of art
with whom he worked for three decades as the Ellington Orchestra's ace songwriter and arranger
excursions into the blues-based Memphis rock 'n' roll of Jerry Lee Lewis
Une certaine attention accordée à tout ce qui peut nous effrayer et que trop souvent nous ne voulons pas regarder en face – ou écouter
Raised in a working-class family in the Deep South
Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul brit pop “Essential for fans of MarcusAuthor: Stuart Cosgrove Winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize In the 1950s and 1960s, Memphis, Tennessee, was the launch pad of musical pioneers such as Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Isaac Hayes, and by 1968 was a city synonymous with soul music. It was a deeply segregated city, ill at ease with the modern world and yet to adjust to the era of civil rights and racial integration. Stax Records offered an escape from the