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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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"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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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.

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April is International Guitar Month

If you are musical, celebrate accordingly. If you are like David Wesley Williams, however, and musically challenged, dig into the rock 'n' roll novel Long Gone Daddies.

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David Wesley Williams on Thacker Mountain Radio at Off Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi. What a great show!

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David Wesley Williams signing copies of Long Gone Daddies at Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi. They look great!

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Listen to David Wesley Williams on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Tonight!

Listen to a rebroadcast of David Wesley Williams on Thacker Mountain tonight, Saturday, March 30, at 7 p.m. Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

Also featuring musical guests Lisa Lambert, Magnolia Drive, and Petunia