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Michael Elliott is a contributor to the pioneering roots music authority No Depression. His music writing has also appeared in PopMatters, Albumism, Americana UK, and The Bitter Southerner. Michael spent close to thirty years in radio as operations manager, music director, program director, and disc jockey in a variety of formats. He has interviewed and produced profiles on musicians as diverse as Isaac Hayes, Charlie Daniels, Delbert McClinton, Johnny Rivers, and Little Richard. He lives in Raleigh, NC where he and his wife, Elizabeth, volunteer for the NC Reading Service, a nonprofit radio service that delivers content to the blind and visually impaired.

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The Best of 1986

Well, well, well. We have arrived at 1986, the year yours truly turned 16 and entered his sophomore year of high school. Back when some were living on a prayer while others’ futures seemed so bright, they had to wear shades; we walked like Egyptians while keeping our hands to ourselves. OK, I’ll stop.

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I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life

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