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Robert Gordon (writer and filmmaker)

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219:, "is a penetrating, bare knuckles portrait of a strange town in a fertile time, and the impact it had on American music." Gordon's research "careens through the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, riding shotgun with the weirdoes, winos, and midget wrestlers responsible for rock and roll." 643:"Lost Delta Found: Rediscovering the Fisk University-Library of Congress Coahoma County Study, 1941-1942: John W. Work, Lewis Wade Jones, Samuel C. Adams Jr., Robert Gordon, Bruce Nemerov" 270:
sets the story of America's premier soul music company against Memphis's history of racism and segregation. The book has gone into four hardback printings and received accolades from
563: 203:, won the Int’l Documentary Association’s Best Documentary Award, and is nominated for Best Doc at the Independent Spirit Awards. Remake rights have been purchased by 187:, a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Co-directed with 147:. His work has been broadcast on PBS, A&E, and numerous international networks, and has been exhibited nationally and internationally at prominent museums ( 334: 294:
noted Gordon's ability to " with infectious brio and devotion, drawing on a mass of interviews for what is an engrossing, sometimes salutary narrative."
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stated that "Gordon and Nemerov have rescued from oblivion an important study of black life in rural Mississippi."
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Lost Delta Found: Rediscovering the Fisk University-Library of Congress Coahoma County Study, 1941-1942
55: 72: 272: 737: 791: 388: 116:, a 2012 film documenting the turbulent life of McGill. The film saw its regional premiere at 537: 519: 8: 67: 465: 174:, the only known professionally filmed concert of the Memphis band. The film documented 278: 128: 23: 762: 696: 671: 646: 622: 242: 196: 101: 564:"WATCH: Aaron Sorkin on Taking Risks on 'Steve Jobs,' Dire - Thompson on Hollywood" 89: 718:"Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion by Robert Gordon – review" 84: 47: 200: 188: 164: 785: 448:"All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians (TV Short 1990)" 423: 419: 284: 249: 117: 120:
Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Documentary Feature.
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heavily features Memphis rock and roll outlaw Jerry McGill, who recorded at
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and enjoyed a successful theatrical run. It was shortlisted for the 2016
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for a short period in the late 1950s. Gordon produced the follow-up
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Gordon has directed a number of music videos for artists including
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All Day and All Night: Memories From Beale Street Musicians
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Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
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In 2005, Gordon produced and directed the acclaimed
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Gordon is also the writer and associate producer of
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The film showed at MOMA's 40:Center for Southern Folklore 34:Robert Gordon's first film, 7: 258:Elvis: The King on the Road 87:'s 2003 documentary series 10: 823: 742:Memphismusichalloffame.com 416:Tav Falco's Panther Burns 172:Big Star: Live in Memphis 170:In 2014, Gordon produced 210: 114:Very Extremely Dangerous 29: 273:the Wall Street Journal 135:. Other titles include 582:"It Came From Memphis" 538:"More Related Content" 502:"2012 Festival Awards" 389:Keep an Eye on the Sky 298:Awards and nominations 266:Gordon's latest book, 693:"The Elvis Treasures" 604:Jewish Scene Magazine 568:Thompson on Hollywood 375:Johnny Cash's America 215:Gordon's first book, 137:Johnny Cash’s America 262:The Elvis Treasures. 226:, the award-winning 217:It Came From Memphis 143:a documentary about 454:. 3 September 1990. 331:The Road To Memphis 81:The Road To Memphis 68:The Road To Memphis 470:Egglestontrust.com 322:1997 Grammy Award 317:Al Green Anthology 288:. 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Index

Memphis, Tennessee
Center for Southern Folklore
B.B. King
Booker T. Laury
Rufus Thomas
Evelyn Young
New Directors/New Films Festival
The Road To Memphis
Richard Pearce
B.B. King
Martin Scorsese
The Blues
William Eggleston
Sun Records
Indie Memphis
Great Performances
Jack Clement
The Whitney
MOMA
LACMA
SFMOMA
Haus der Kunst
Big Star
Best of Enemies
Morgan Neville
Magnolia Pictures
Academy Awards
Aaron Sorkin
Muddy Waters
Publishers Weekly

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