You Can Make It If You Try: The Ted Jarrett Story of R&B in Nashville

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Ted Jarrett has been a central figure in Music City’s thriving rhythm & blues scene since the 1950s, working as a hit songwriter, musician, producer, label chief, artist manager, talent scout, and disc jockey. You Can Make It If You Try provides an interesting and instructive take a look at one man’s drive to succeed on the planet of music. In wealthy and frank detail, Jarrett and co-creator Ruth White describe the circumstances under which he found out and nurtured top R&B talent; introduce the a large number of musicians, nightclubs, record labels, and radio stations on the scene; and provide an explanation for the inspiration at the back of Jarrett’s best known songs. Jarrett’s autobiography also offers an insightful look into the interaction of white and black musical cultures in Nashville and shares the personal challenges one man faced in pursuing a lifetime of music.

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