Preface to the 2023 Edition
Preface: The Lonesome Road
1. Cotton Plant (1915–1920)
2. Got on My Travelin’ Shoes (1920–1937)
3. From Spirituals to Swing (1938–1940)
4. Shout, Sister, Shout (1940–1946)
BRIDGE: “She Made That Guitar Talk”
5. Little Sister (1947–1949)
6. At Home and on the Road (1948–1950)
7. “The World’s Greatest Spiritual Concert” (1950–1951)
8. Sister in Opryland (1952)
9. Don’t Leave Me Here (1953–1957)
BRIDGE: “The Men Would Stand Back”
10. Rebirth and Revival (1957–1964)
11. Riding the Gospel Train (1960–1970)
12. I Looked Down the Line (1970–1973)
Epilogue: Vibrations, Strong and Mean
Epilogue to the 2023 Edition
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Interviews
Selected Discography
Credits and Permissions
Notes
Index