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Chapter 1: Age Five: Almost Nationwide
Photo selected for Spotlight – father disapproves – reaction
Chapter 2: My Green Guitar
Moving around – learning harmonica – Sears & Roebuck catalog – mother as vocalist – mother/tambourine – Victrola – front porch
Chapter 3: Languages
Riding with pa in flatbed wagon to town – country neighbors – delivered to granny – granny as midwife – new baby's arrival –
what happened to my children – granny's pistol – a grand life – our farm's yield – my drawing – granny's rage – hypocrisy
Chapter 4: Life with the Dogs
Rowdy – dad's coon hunts – Dick – dad's hauling business – personal and financial woes – web of deceit – dad's exit – Jonah's car – teenage rivalry in Smithville – town hall
Chapter 5: Algebra and Marching
Clarinet – formation – competition – fainting majorettes – lipstick cooperation
Chapter 6: Dancing
Funeral – J.B. Lenoir – drawing Cochise/Captain Cody/spaceships – graduation from Mary A. Brown
Chapter 7: Oklahoma
'Sunshine' – raid on club– a near fatal attraction – from black private clubs to C/W – returning to Austin – singing once again
Chapter 8: A Family of my Own
Marriage - birth of first child – granny/midwife – Plantation Restaurant – Victory Grill (Big Mary, T.D. Bell, W.C. Clark and Ernest Davis) – turning 21
Chapter 9: Here Comes the Judge
Pigmeat Markham – 'Little Lee' – RCA recording contract – Bill Campbell – Smitty – Albert Collins/Houston/the Falcons – the SOUTH – segregation – quitting tour – back to Austin
Chapter 10: Chains
Gulf Records/Don Caesar – Amarillo/Al Green – Victoria show – Corpus Christi/Johnny Copeland – Gloria Lynn – Blue Diamond/Freddie Empire – Etta James/Lou Rawls – Closing of Blue Diamond – coming home to Austin
Chapter 11: TV on the Radio
'Master Blaster' – KTAE/Taylor – Tony Von's favorites – Von interview – Freddie Goldsmith – Alcohol/Tiger186Freddie Goldsmith – Gerald Blocker/Tornadoes – T.D. Bell/pints in trunk – 'Blues Boy' Hubbard – Arthur B. 'Bastrop' Clark – L.P. 'Big Pete' Pearson – Johnny Redman – 'Bratchett' – Charlie's Playhouse/seating issue – Sam's Showcase/Women of Tomorrow – Eural DeWitty
Chapter 12: A Personal World of Music
Writing 'Ledbelly' score - Grey Ghost - the 70's – Ollie – Miss Wiggles – train – Burke – '76/death of grandfather – W.C./The Blues Review – ACC Jazz Ensemble – Blues Company
Chapter 13: To Play the Dance,' A Conversation with Clifford Antone
Mid 60's – Bill Campbell – Jimmy Rogers – Bobby Bland – Mama Vallie - Albert King / Stevie Ray Vaughan - feelings
Chapter 14: Talking with Friends
Dorothy Turner /Good Daddy's /an apology/Tina Turner/Blue Monday
W.C. Clark/what I do/formula/students/spirit/Aunt B.
Henry 'Blues Boy' Hubbard/Tony Von/talent show/George Underwood
Chapter 15: Churches and Jobs
Church officials – royalty – only tennis shoes – lady who lived in the ground – Marr's Funeral Home – long list of pursuits – joining AME – our Constitution – Mr. Ed – the flood – granny's care of others
Chapter 16: Plastic Man and Cochise
Love of drawing – cartoon character still works – life of Plas – being a robbery suspect – getting fired – man on a mission – a tragic history – playing prison with W.C. – security breach – getting out
Chapter 17: Uncle Cluff
Terror of night – mother/hospital – death of mother – Smithville clock
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