Robert Gordon writes for most major music publications, is publisher and editor of Asymptote literary magazine, and received the 1991 Handy Award, "Keeping the Blues Alive in Journalism." He directed and edited the blues documentary video All Day and All Night and has made music videos for Mojo Nixon, the Flat Duo Jets, and Tav Falco's Unapproachable Panther Burns, among others. He is writing and producing a documentary on the continuing impact of music in Memphis.

Desert Island Picks

Jerry Jeff Walker Ridin' High

Big Star 3rd

Rufus Thomas Walkin' the Dog

K. C. the Sunshine Band That's the Way I Like It

Freedy Johnston Can You Fly

Bob Dylan New Morning

Replacements Let It Be

Cuban Classics 2 Dancing with the Enemy

Furry Lewis Live at the Gaslight

Dan Penn Skin

Louvin Brothers Live at Red River Ranch

King Curtis, Rovi