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The story of music in Macon includes a vast, eclectic cast of characters, such as the city's first music \"\"celebrity\"\" Sidney Lanier, entertainment entrepreneur Charles Douglass, jazz age divas Lucille Hegamin and Lula Whidby, big band singers Betty Barclay and the Pickens Sisters, rock and roll founding father Little Richard Penniman, rhythm and blues icons James Brown and Otis Redding, local country star Eugene \"\"Uncle Ned\"\" Stripling, Capricorn Records founders Phil Walden and Frank Fenter, and The Allman Brothers Band, one of the most popular groups of the rock era. 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Wynne sketches Mississippi's development from primarily native settlements and wilderness to industry-driven cities; examines the Importance of slavery and agriculture and the resulting devastation that followed the Civil War; and follows the slow transition from segregation to equal rights marked by the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50382447051025,"sku":"CIN1566566665G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333996806417,"sku":"CIN1566566665VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1566566665.jpg?v=1751341592"},{"product_id":"hound-dog-tale-book-ben-wynne-9780807181140","title":"A Hound Dog Tale","description":"The release of the song \"Hound Dog\" in 1953 marked a turning point in American popular culture, and throughout its history, the hit ballad bridged divides of race, gender, and generational conflict. Ben Wynne's A Hound Dog Tale discusses the stars who made this rock 'n' roll standard famous, from Willie Mae \"Big Mama\" Thornton to Elvis Presley, along with an eclectic cast of characters, including singers, songwriters, musicians, record producers and managers, famous television hosts, several lawyers, and even a gangster or two.  Wynne's examination of this American classic reveals how \"Hound Dog\" reflected the values and issues of 1950s American society, and sheds light on the lesser-known elements of the song's creation and legacy. 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As the invention of the phonograph disseminated traditional forms of music to a wider audience, Jimmie Rodgers gained fame as the \"\"Father of Country Music,\"\" while Patton's work eventually earned him the title \"\"King of the Delta Blues.\"\"  Patton and Rodgers both died young, leaving behind a relatively small number of recordings. Though neither remains well known to mainstream audiences, the impact of their contributions echoes in the songs of today. 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His temper sometimes led to physical altercations, including at least five duels, pulling a gun on fellow senator Thomas Hart Benton during a legislative session, and engaging in run-ins with other politicians, notably a fistfight with his worst political enemy, Jefferson Davis. He left the Senate in 1851 to run for governor of Mississippi on a pro-Union platform and defeated Davis by a small margin. Several years later, Foote moved to Nashville, was elected to the Confederate Congress after Tennessee seceded, and continued his political sparring with the Confederate president.  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