Live at Jackson Station : music, community, and tragedy in a southern blues bar / Daniel M. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Daniel M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical landmarks--South Carolina--History.

Musical landmarks.

Blues (Music)--History.

Blues (Music).

History.

Greenwood County (S.C.)--History.

Greenwood County (S.C.).

South Carolina.

South Carolina--Greenwood County.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 240 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press. [2020]

Summary:

"The smoke was thick, the music was loud, and the beer was flowing. In the fast-and-lose 1980's, Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club in Hodges, South Carolina, was a festive late-night roadhouse filled with people from all walks of life who gathered to listen to the live music and high-energy performers. Housed in a reconstructed-era railway station, the blues club embraced local Southern culture and brought a cosmopolitan vibe to the South Carolina backcountry. Over the years, Jackson Station became known as one of the most iconic blues bars in the South. It offered an exciting venue for local and traveling musical artists, including Widespread Panic, the Swimming Pool Qs, Bob Margolin, Tinsley Ellis, and R&B legend Nappy Brown, who loved to keep playing long after sunrise. The good times ground to a terrifying halt in the early morning hours of April 7, 1990. A brutal attack--an apparent hate crime--on the owner Gerald Jackson forever altered the lives of all involved. In this fast-paced narrative, Jackson Station emerges as a cultural kaleidoscope that served as an oasis of tolerance and diversity in a time and place that often suffered from undercurrents of bigotry and violence--an uneasy coexistence of incongruent forces that have long permeated Southern life and culture"--Back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. Carolina Drama

Two. Gerald Jackson

Three. Steven Bryant and Elizabeth Jackson

Four. The Early Years

Five. Setting up Shop

Six. Playing at the Station

Seven. Living the Good Life

Eight. April 7 1990

Nine. Picking up the Pieces

Ten. The Trial

Eleven. Rehabilitation

Twelve. Jackson's `til Dawn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-232) and index.

ISBN:

1643361457

9781643361451

OCLC:

1157696382

Publisher Number:

99986766238