![]() Nor did he, as Guralnick claims, backtracking somewhat on the book’s subtitle, discover the musical genre. Black musiciansīut, first, let’s look at the book’s strengths. And too often while reading this biography one is sorely reminded of the adage that love is blind. ![]() ![]() But objectivity is not a mythical quality. Pointing out that the book is different from his two previous biographies, of Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke, he says, "not that there was any less admiration or love in those books, but I knew Sam Phillips, for almost 25 years." Later again, he declares: "Hell, why not just come out and say it, even if it raises all sorts of questions about that mythical quality of 'objectivity' – I loved Sam.' Maybe. In his author's note Guralnick touches on this subject. It also happens to be Peter Guralnick's greatest weakness as the man's biographer. This gargantuan book, which includes no fewer than 100 pages of notes, is a love letter to Sam Phillips. ![]()
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