Long Gone Daddies by David Wesley Williams

A lyrical novel, accessible as a hook-filled favorite song, that proves the people who struggle the most are invariably the most interesting—the most noble—whether they succeed or not.

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15 Vintage Photos Of Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, And Other Folk Legends From The '60s And '70s

Caffè Lena: Inside America's Legendary Folk Music Coffeehouse shares exclusive images of and stories about the folk royalty who have played at Lena Spencer's famed Saratoga Springs c...

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David Williams decided his fictional band definitely played in Jessie Van Eerden's fictional tow.

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Love Elvis?

Prove it and you could win a free audiobook of Long Gone Daddies by David Wesley Williams.

Take Blair’s Blues Trivia Contest here!

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Win a  free book!

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August 21, 1961: Motown Has Its First Big Hit

On this day in 1961, record label Motown/Tamla enjoyed its first U.S. Number 1 hit with ‘Please Mr. Postman’ by the Marvelettes.

Watch a showcase of Motown music with In Performance at the White House's “The Motown Sound.”

Photo: Motown singing group The Marvelettes (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Long Gone Daddies Trivia Contest

Consider yourself a fan of blues music, rockabilly, or roots rock? Here’s your chance to strut…

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Win a free audiobook!

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We never had a song, your mother and I. You’d think, being married to a musician, she’d’ve gotten a song if she didn’t get one other thing. Surely I’d be good for that. But the songs were all mine. I hoarded them. I stuffed them in my pockets and lined my shoes with them. They were mine – goddamn it, I made them – and I only gave them away to perfect strangers. — "Long Gone Daddies," by David Wesley Williams

Playlist: I Got Mine (More songs about outlaw days and wicked, wicked ways)

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David Welsey Williams' latest playlist.

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The Long Gone Daddies audiobook is now available through Audible.com!! David Wesley William’s lyrical prose makes Long Gone Daddies perfect for your listening pleasure with excellent narration by David Kudler.

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Yeah, buddy!

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Long Gone Daddies Audiobook

Listen to a preview of the upcoming Long Gone Daddies audiobook.

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Selvidge was key contributor to evolving history of Memphis music

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We’re going to Memphis, the sacred muck, the shining jewel of all sad backwaters. We’re going to Memphis, great lost city of sound. You can walk on whiskey, in Memphis. You can bang your blue guitar. “Your guitar,” says the city on the bluff to the pilgrim at the banks of the big river, “is it blue?” Pilgrim says, “Oh, it’s sad as can be.” -- "Long Gone Daddies" by David Wesley Williams

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Lunch break: William Stout’s 100 Cartoon Portraits of Legendary Blues Artists.

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"Living in Memphis, hell, Arkansas is just a skip away."

David Wesley Williams talks about his connection to Arkansas during his trip there to talk about Long Gone Daddies at the Arkansas Literary Festival.

Pictures from David Wesley Williams' trip to Arkansas.

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David Wesley Williams, author of Long Gone Daddies, will be at the Arkansas Literary Festival this weekend. Go say hi!

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I Love Memphis Mural on Flickr.

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David Wesley Williams shows his love for Memphis in Long Gone Daddies.

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Long Gone Daddies, receives some local praise in Memphis Magazine.

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David Wesley Williams provides another Long Gone Daddies-inspired playlist.

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Happy Birthday, Bessie Smith!

Coffee. Writing. The Band singing, "I'm just goin' down the road to see Bessie Smith / And when I get there I'm wonderin' what she'll do."

David Wesley Williams wishes Bessie Smith a happy birthday on his blog, The Soundcheck and the Fury.