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Tattoed on Their Tongues: A Journey through the Backrooms of American Music (Paperback)

by Colin Escott (Author)

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Music Sales Ltd (18 Aug 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0028650336
ISBN-13: 978-0028650333
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 18.4 x 1.9 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Takes the reader on a journey across the seamy underbelly of country music and early rock and roll alongside a cast of hillbillies, rockabillies and wannabillies who never grabbed the spotlight but nonetheless gave their lives and talent to the music they loved.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE official guide to Stax Records, 15 Dec 1998

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This review is from: Soulsville USA (Paperback)

Rob Bowman has captured it all in Soulsville, U.S.A. I challenge anyone to write a more compelling, intelligent, and thorough account of the greatest record label ever. Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Albert King, Sam and Dave, Rufus Thomas, the Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes, and the Staples Singers were part of a sound like no other, and Bowman captures every bit of it. With enough technical music insight to intrigue the novice without wasting the expert's time, Bowman tells the inspirational and ultimately saddening story of Stax Records with a reserved passion. Motown was good, but Stax was great.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read for C & W or Rockabilly Fans, 19 Dec 1998

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This book is as raw and soulful as the greatest country and rockabilly music gets. Great essays on contemporay stars Dwight Yoakum and Marty Stuart (two of the few "real" artists in today's Garth-in-the-park, yuppiefied, mall rat Urban Country scene). Also, a look at Pat Boone (how could such a soulless singer come from Tennessee!), the great, but sadly forgotten Johnny Horton and an ex-country wannabe who became a segragationist candidate for Govenor of Mississippi.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Memphis Sound Finally Gets Its Due, 5 Nov 1998

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This well-researched document celebrates the fact that overrated Motown wasn't the only "God" of 60s soul music.

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