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Where Dead Voices Gather

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Where Dead Voices Gather
AuthorNick Tosches
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography, Music, Journalism
PublisherLittle, Brown (USA)
Publication date
August 21, 2001 (USA)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback, Paperback)
Pages352 pp (hardback first edition)
ISBN0-316-89507-5
782.42164/092 B 21
LC ClassML420.M509 T68 2001

Where Dead Voices Gather is a book by Nick Tosches. It is, in part, a biography of Emmett Miller, one of the last minstrel singers. Just as importantly, it depicts Tosches' search for information about Miller, about whom he initially wrote in his book Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock and Roll. It is also a study of minstrelsy and its connection to American folk music, country music, the blues and ultimately, rock and roll. In that way, it is a companion volume to his other books of music journalism, Country and Unsung Heroes of Rock N' Roll.