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★ Early History Blind Tom Wiggins by John Ryan Seawright (1998) 51 Emmett Miller by Nick Tosches (1996) 60 ★ Rock & Roll/Pop My Morning Jacket by William Bowers (2003) 73 Janis Joplin by Cynthia Shearer (1996) 86 Chris Bell by John Jeremiah Sullivan (2003) 94 Jim White by Lee Durkee (2001) 100 ★ Jazz Eartha Kitt by Jack Hitt (2006) 111 Henry “Red” Allen by David Gates (2005) 115 ★ Folk/Bluegrass Doc Watson by William Gay (2000) 125 Fred Neil by Mike Powell (2007) 133 Iris DeMent by Kevin Brockmeier (2007) 139 viii THE OXFORD AMERICAN 1SMIRNOFF_pages.qxd 8/27/08 10:43 AM Page viii ★ R&B/Soul Ray Charles by Roy Blount, Jr. (2005) 151 Dusty Springfield by Jerry Wexler (1999) 156 Joe Tex (a short story) by Michael Parker (2005) 160 Ike Turner by John Lewis (1999) 166 ★ Family My Mother’s Blues by Sheryl St. Germain (2007) 177 About a Girl by Wendy Brenner (2006) 182 ★ Rockabilly Jerry Lee Lewis by John Fergus Ryan (1995) 193 ★ Southern Rock The Allman Brothers by John T. Edge (2000) 207 Lynyrd Skynyrd by Diane Roberts (2001) 212 Lynyrd Skynyrd (a short story) by Ron Rash (2006) 215 ★ Southern Heavy Metal An Ode by Bret Anthony Johnston (2006) 223 BOOK OF GREAT MUSIC WRITING ix 1SMIRNOFF_pages.qxd 8/27/08 10:43 AM Page ix ...

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