By James L. Dickerson Mojo Rising Masters of the Art “Mojo Rising” is a short story anthology that includes stories by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer...
Mojo Rising: Masters of the Art and Mojo Rising: Contemporary Writers, a two-volume set of short stories written by the South’s greatest writers, were launched at William Faulkner’s home of Rowan Oak in Oxford Mississippi. Standing on the front steps of Faulkner’s...
Petula Clark recorded two albums with record producer Chips Moman, one in Memphis, the other in Nashville. In an interview with author James L. Dickerson, she commented, “I really would have loved to have worked with Chips again.” When the book was published, the...
Tom Hanks had to change his appearance somewhat to play the role of Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s long-awaited movie about Elvis, starring Austin Butler as the King. The movie was filmed in Australia and was forced to take a break for several months because of...
By James L. Dickerson Just for a Thrill Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz Along with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Lillian “Lil” Hardin (1898-1971) was arguably the third most crucial figure in the creation of popular jazz, but today her important...
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