{"product_id":"memphis-mayhem-a-story-of-the-music-that-shook-up-the-world-9781770415089","title":"Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemphis gave birth to music that changed the world -- \u003ci\u003eMemphis Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating history of how music and culture collided to change the state of music forever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Music writer Less presents a fascinating history of the music of his native Memphis ... Less brings to vivid life the music of Memphis.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"David Less has captured the essence of the Memphis music experience on these pages in no uncertain terms. There's truly no place like Memphis, and this is the story of why that is. HAVE MERCY \" -- Billy F Gibbons, ZZ Top\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemphis Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e weaves the tale of the racial collision that led to a cultural, sociological, and musical revolution. David Less constructs a fascinating narrative of the city that has produced a startling array of talent, including Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Al Green, Otis Redding, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Justin Timberlake, and so many more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the 1870s yellow fever epidemics that created racial imbalance as wealthy whites fled the city, David Less moves from W.C. Handy's codification of blues in 1909 to the mid-century advent of interracial musical acts like Booker T. \u0026amp; the M.G.'s, the birth of punk, and finally to the growth of a music tourism industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemphis Mayhem\u003c\/i\u003e explores the city's entire musical ecosystem, which includes studios, high school band instructors, clubs, record companies, family bands, pressing plants, instrument factories, and retail record outlets. Lively and comprehensive, this is a provocative story of finding common ground through music and creating a sound that would change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Less, David A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770415089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"David A. Less","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39401991176267,"sku":"9781770415089","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_d373ecd0-15cc-44af-80b9-1b70031c8b5b.jpg?v=1623770275","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/memphis-mayhem-a-story-of-the-music-that-shook-up-the-world-9781770415089","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}