Superb –The New York Times An affectionate rumination –The New Yorker If you haven't read this book, do it now. - Rolling Stone "This collection is a distinctly American story with social and cultural ramifications we can only begin to calibrate, so deeply ingrained as they are in the national character." –The Washington Post Book World "A remarkable literary feat." –Los Angeles Reader " Gordon creates a vivid portrait of the place and the music–what he calls its simplicity, its eccentricity, its soul–through a freewheeling, anecdotal narrative that mixes the fervor of a fan, the flair of a storyteller and the clear-eyed perspective of a critic." –The Philadelphia Inquirer "A collection of colorful stories about a number of artists and local crazies." –Billboard "A sterling job. . . . A worthwhile document." –The Irish Times
