In this Issue

Table of Contents

Front Porch

Harry L. Watson
pp. 1-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0058
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Interview

"Everything leads me back to the feeling of the blues." B.B. King, 1974

William R. Ferris
pp. 5-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0044
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In B.B. King's Words. . .

B. B. King
pp. 10-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0050
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Sidney A. Seidenberg, 1925-2006

pp. 20-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0052
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Legends

King of the Hillbillies: Hank Williams

Bland Simpson
pp. 29-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0053
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Essays

"Where Is the Love?": Racial Violence, Racial Healing, and Blues Communities

Adam Gussow
pp. 33-54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0047
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"The South Got Something to Say": Atlanta's Dirty South and the Southernization of Hip-Hop America

Darren E. Grem
pp. 55-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0045
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"Just a Little Talk with Jesus": Elvis Presley, Religious Music, and Southern Spirituality

Charles Reagan Wilson
pp. 74-91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0059
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Legends

Blue Yodeler: Jimmie Rodgers

Bland Simpson
pp. 92-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0054
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Mason-Dixon Lines

Doc Watson on the Cicada Concert

R. T. Smith
pp. 96-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0057
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South Polls

Give Me That Old-Time Music. . . or Not

Larry J. Griffin
pp. 98-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0046
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Legends

Dixie Dewdrop: Uncle Dave Macon

Bland Simpson
pp. 108-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0055
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Upbeat Down South

"A Blessing to People": Dorsey Dixon and His Sacred Mission of Song

Patrick Huber
pp. 111-131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0049
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Not Forgotten

Aiming for Fame and Riches

John Shelton Reed
pp. 132-134
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0051
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Legends

Wildwood Flowers: The Carter Family

Bland Simpson
pp. 135-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0056
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Contributors

About the Contributors

p. 138
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0043
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The Special Music Issue CD

The Special Music Issue CD: Passed Down Things: Liner Notes and Track List

Josh Guthman
pp. 139-140
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2006.0048
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