From the Book - 1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Climbing high mountains, trying to get home
Honky tonk heroes. Ernest Tubb : the Texas troubadour ; Hank Snow : still movin' on ; Deford Bailey : Pan American blues ; Rufus Thomas : the world's oldest teenager ; Bobby Bland : little boy blue
Hillbilly boogie. Scotty Moore : Elvis, Scotty, and Bill : a sidelong view of history ; Charlie Feathers : the last of the rockabillies ; Elvis Presley : and the American dream ; Elvis Presley : faded love ; Snapshots of Charlie Rich ; Sleepy LaBeef : there's good rockin' tonight ; Mickey Gilley : a room full of roses ; Jack Clement : let's all help the cowboy sing the blues
Honky tonk masquerade, or, Are they gonna make us outlaws again? Waylon Jennings : the pleasures of life in a hillbilly band ; Hank Williams, Jr. : living proof ; Merle Haggard : in the good old days (when times were bad) ; James Talley : scenes from life (a triptych) ; Stoney Edwards : a simple little dream
The blues roll on. The Howlin' Wolf ; Otis Spann : blues is a man's best friend ; Big Joe Turner : Big Joe rides on ; Juke joint blues : Chicago, 1977
