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Nashville Steeler My Life in Country Music Don Davis, as told to Ruth B. White ISBN: 978-0-7643-4279-0 $19.99 US | £18.99 GBP | $28.99 CAN PB • 144 pp. • 7" x 10" (178 x 254 mm) 100 b/w images Music / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass AVAILABLE: NOW 9 780764 342790 5 1 9 9 9 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4279-0 US $19.99 The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues Alan Govenar, Photographs by Benny Joseph ISBN 978-0-7643-1983-9 A must-have for all rhythm-and-blues enthusiasts, and a valuable historical resource for photography collectors. Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston’s Black community during the crucial decades from the 1950s through the early 1980s, when the amplified pulse of rhythm and blues underscored the social changes sweeping the nation. Joseph photographed everything from parades and teen hops to impassioned speeches by civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall. Under contract to the pioneering Black entrepreneur Don Robey, owner of the Duke and Peacock recording labels, Joseph photographed many of the popular recording artists of the day, including B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, Buddy Ace, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and Della Reese. With over 120 unique black-and-white photographs, this is a must-have for all rhythm-and-blues enthusiasts, and a valuable historical resource for photography collectors. Writer, photographer, and filmmaker Alan Govenar met Joseph in 1984, when he was closing his studio in Houston’s Third Ward, and worked with him over the next five years, sifting through thousands of negatives to identify and contextualize his most compelling images of this remarkable era. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1983-9 $29.95 US | £27.99 GBP | $42.95 CAN PB • 112 pp. • 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) 120+ color & b/w images Music / Genres & Styles / Soul & R ‘N B AVAILABLE: NOW Alan Govenar is an award-winning writer, folklorist, photographer, and filmmaker. He is president of Documentary Arts, a nonprofit organization he founded to advance essential perspectives on historical issues and diverse cultures. Govenar is a Guggenheim Fellow and the author of over 30 books. He lives in Dallas, Texas. This true account of the rise of country music is told by a 1940s band musician, Don Davis, who worked with all the Grand Ole Opry stars. This true account of the rise of country music is told by a 1940s band musician, Don Davis, who became a music business executive and worked with all the Grand Ole Opry stars. Johnny Cash, the Carter family, Waylon Jennings, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, and many others were his friends and appear throughout the book. They played from Mobile to Nashville and back again to his beloved Alabama. • 50-year account of the rise of country music through the career of Don Davis • Stories and 100 images showing legends, singers, songwriters, personalities, and fans • Over 50 artists, musicians, producers, managers, and others This masterful storyteller recalls colorful songwriters, record personalities, and fans with real incidents over his 60-year career, which will move readers from laughter to tears. View 100 photographs showing real people, places, and instruments that have become country music legends. The stories will inform the fans and inspire current musicians to keep to their roots and enjoy the music. Ruth B. White is a 50-year veteran of the music business and has worked in all phases of Nashville’s music industry. In 2010, she was the recipient of the Source Award in Nashville. 23 FEATURED TITLES: SCHIFFER MUSIC