Don't start me talkin'

By Tom Williams

Subjects: Musicians, fiction, Fiction, general, Blues musicians, Apprentices, African American men, Fiction, Concert tours

Description: "Don't Start Me Talkin' is a comedic road novel about Brother Ben, the only remaining True Delta Bluesman, playing his final North American tour. Set in contemporary society, Brother Ben's protege Silent Sam Stamps narrates an episodic 'last ride,' laying bare America's complicated relationship with African American identity, music, and culture, and like his hero Sonny Boy Williamson once sang, Silent Sam promises "I'll tell everything I know"" --