Saturday, January 19, 2008 ... 7:32 PM

Self-congratulation!

I just learned that my short appreciation essay, "Link Wray," has been selected for publication in a Music of the Carolinas anthology to be released in the Spring by Novello Festival Press, a publishing imprint of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

I developed the essay from a short entry I posted here when Link Wray died, a couple of years ago (though I removed the post from here when I decided to work it up for submission). Usually associated with D.C., where his career found its legs, Link Wray was born in the I-95 truck stop town of Dunn, NC, where a circus performer named Hambone introduced an 8-yr-old Link to the blues.

If you wanna read more, buy the book! I'll post more details when I get 'em.


Brendan






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Making Notes: Music of the Carolinas
(Novello Festival Press, April 2008)
includes my essay, "Link Wray"



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