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Beginning in 1949, while Elvis Presley and Sun Records were still virtually unknown--and two full years before Alan Freed famously ''discovered'' rock 'n' roll--Dewey Phillips brought rock 'n' roll to the Memphis airwaves by playing Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, and Muddy Waters on his nightly radio show Red, Hot and Blue. The mid-South's most popular white deejay, ''Daddy-O-Dewey'' is part of rock 'n' roll history for being the first major disc jockey to play Elvis Presley (and subsequently to conduct the first live, on-air interview with Elvis). This book illustrates Phillips's role in turning a huge white audience on to previously forbidden race music. His zeal for rhythm and blues legitimized the sound and set the stage for both Elvis's subsequent success and the rock 'n' roll revolution of the 1950s. Using personal interviews, documentary sources, and the oral history collections at the Center for Southern Folklore and the University of Memphis, Louis Cantor presents a very personal view of the disc jockey while arguing for his place as an essential part of rock 'n' roll history.''I could write a book about this book!. . . .This book is a MUST READ for all fans of blues and Rock-n-Roll history. It's my book of the year, beating out The Dylan Chronicles (a close second). Triple A+.''--Holler ''Cantor's biography offers more than the story of an underappreciated disc jockey and his relationship to Elvis. Woven throughout the book is thoughtful, original, and illuminating research on the social history of race and how notions about racial identity and geographical space informed the ways in which the segregated white and black residents of Memphis interacted and were involved in one another's musical cultures and social spheres.''--The Journal of Southern History''A must read for all fans of blues and rock 'n' roll history. It's my book of the year. . . . Triple A+.''--Holler ''Cantor's biography offers more than the story of an underappreciated disc jockey and his relationship to Elvis. Woven throughout the book is thoughtful, original, and illuminating research on the social history of race.''--Journal of Southern History

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
025202981x
ISBN-13
9780252029813
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038267716

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dewey and Elvis : the Life and Times of a Rock 'N' Roll Deejay
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Rock
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music, Social Science
Author
Louis Cantor
Book Series
Music in American Life Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"I could write a book about this book!. . . .This book is a MUST READ for all fans of blues and Rock-n-Roll history. It's my book of the year, beating out The Dylan Chronicles (a close second). Triple A+."-- Holler, A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2006. "I could write a book about this book!. . . .This book is a MUST READ for all fans of blues and Rock-n-Roll history. It's my book of the year, beating out The Dylan Chronicles (a close second). Triple A+."-- Holler, "Cantor's biography offers more than the story of an underappreciated disc jockey and his relationship to Elvis. Woven throughout the book is thoughtful, original, and illuminating research on the social history of race and how notions about racial identity and geographical space informed the ways in which the segregated white and black residents of Memphis interacted and were involved in one another's musical cultures and social spheres."--The Journal of Southern History, "I could write a book about this book!. . . .This book is a MUST READ for all fans of blues and Rock-n-Roll history. It's my book of the year, beating out The Dylan Chronicles (a close second). Triple A+."--Holler, "Cantor's biography offers more than the story of an underappreciated disc jockey and his relationship to Elvis. Woven throughout the book is thoughtful, original, and illuminating research on the social history of race and how notions about racial identity and geographical space informed the ways in which the segregated white and black residents of Memphis interacted and were involved in one another's musical cultures and social spheres."-- The Journal of Southern History, "Cantor's biography offers more than the story of an underappreciated disc jockey and his relationship to Elvis. Woven throughout the book is thoughtful, original, and illuminating research on the social history of race and how notions about racial identity and geographical space informed the ways in which the segregated white and black residents of Memphis interacted and were involved in one another's musical cultures and social spheres."--''The Journal of Southern History''
Lccn
2004-022008
Dewey Decimal
782.42166/092 B
Lc Classification Number
Ml429.P52c36 2005
Copyright Date
2005

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