Re-upping this piece because 1) it was really fun to think about and write and 2) maybe you missed it because of all that holiday nonsense.

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The best books about why the weird underbelly of American music is more interesting and important than pop music Rob Miller shares the 5 best books on why the weird underbelly of American music is more interesting and important than pop music. Have you read Our Band Could Be Your Life?

Took part in a fun exercise at The Shepherd. Wrote about 4 books that shaped my worldview in regards to underground music---and why it's much more interesting than the mainstream.
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Elvis, Colonel Parker, truth Guralnick's new book raises more questions than answers

Elvis, Colonel Parker, truth open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #Elvis #ElvisPresley #ColonelTomParker #PeterGuralnick #RCARecords #ThemovieElvis

The new book about Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley by award-winning writer Peter Guralnick is out now! Read more

listeningthroughthelens.com/2025/08/07/n...

#peterguralnick #elvispresley #coloneltomparker #thecolonelandtheking #newmusicbooks #listeningthroughthelens @followers

Justice for Howlin' Wolf The Rolling Stones put their foot down on Shindig

Justice for Howlin' Wolf open.substack.com/pub/johnnogo... #HowlinWolf #ChesterBurnett #Blues #EricClapton #BillWyman #ChessRecords #PeterGuralnick

Elvis and the Real Colonel Parker - Book and Film Globe The standard view of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager, is that he was a shyster, a conniving conman who manipulated Presley as he saw fit,

I spoke with #PeterGuralnick about his book #TheColonelAndTheKing for #BookAndFilmGlobe bookandfilmglobe.com/books/the-re... #Elvis #ElvisPresley #ColTomParker

R.I.P., Michael A. #Ochs [°Feb. 27, 1943 – July 23, 2025]🕯️😔🌹

#PhilOchs #PhilipDavidOchs #MichaelOchsArchives #GettyImages #EdFeingersh #ColumbiaRecords #ShelterRecords #ABCRecords #PeterGuralnick #JanetMaslin #ArleneLandau #GertrudePhin #SonnyOchs #MichaelAndrewOchs #MichaelOchs

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚💕
Day 15

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On the 13th January 2022 I finished Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of #ElvisPresley by #PeterGuralnick book 1.

Geschreven met een beetje hulp van #PeterGuralnick, auteur van Southern Soul-bijbel #SweetSoulMusic

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#LastTrainToMemphis
#PeterGuralnick
#ElvisPresley

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
Book 15.

Silent night, holy night ...

Solomon Burke
Acc. to #PeterGuralnick, recorded in a church in Macon, Georgia "on a steaming July day"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zN...
Probably my favourite #ChristmasCLASSIC, ever - that voice! - and the audience reaction