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“Peppered with relevant musical references, each of these chapters vividly describes the historical, social and cultural complexity of each location. These descriptions illustrate what Patterson Hood often refers to as ‘the duality of the Southern thing,’ that a place mired in racism and trauma can simultaneously be full of humanity and redemption.” (more)

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“Clever and engaging, … Deusner tours the South, visiting key Truckers destinations and tackling everything from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Confederate statues as he goes.” (more)

“Stephen Deusner’s place-rooted history of this restless Americana band helps bring the South into focus. What does it mean to be a Southern rock band when you’re actively seeking to challenge the narrative of white supremacy that’s historically flavored the genre?” (more)

“Where the Devil Don’t Stay approaches its subject with the same context and care as the band it portrays.” (more)

“Deusner’s book is essential reading not only for fans of the Truckers but for anyone wanting to discover more about these quintessential roots rockers.” (more)

“It’s a book worthy of the band’s catalogue, as essential in its way as such classic DBT albums as Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, and American Band.” (more)

“Where the Devil Don’t Stay is a masterwork in the musical biography genre. … Deusner’s exhaustive research and passion for the work will win over anyone who cares about the history and culture of The South, or even just damn fine storytelling.” (more)

“It’s sort of a band biography combined with an examination of the author’s own southern-ness and the band’s southern-ness. Drive-By Truckers have really, really influenced my thinking about what the South is as a cultural entity in addition to a geographic destination.” (more)

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“Where The Devil Don’t Stay, the first full-length tome about the Drive-By Truckers, is a book Deusner was born to write. As a McNairy County, Tennessee native who also spent a lot of time in Birmingham, he’s quite familiar with The South’s charms and scars.” (more)

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“Where The Devil Don’t Stay is the brilliant new book about traveling the south with Drive-By Truckers. Tracking the band from Muscle Shoals, through Richmond, to McNairy County in Tennessee, Deusner explores the Truckers’ complex relationship with the South.” (more)

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“It’s about time somebody wrote a book about the Drive-By Truckers, and what a book it is. Where the Devil Don’t Stay trades the typical ‘Behind the Music’ tropes of the rock band backstory for a literary, thought-provoking analysis of the dynamics behind the band’s artistry and its complicated relationship with the South.” (more)

“Captivating and insightful, Deusner’s book is essential reading not only for fans of the Truckers but for anyone wanting to discover more about these quintessential roots rockers.” (more)

“As good an illustration of how music fits into the political and social structure of the south as you could hope for… . This is a book that you should read if you have any interest either in the Drive-By Truckers or in the current state of America.” (more)

“For his excellent new book Where the Devil Don’t Stay: Traveling South With the Drive-By Truckers, author Stephen Deusner decided to focus on place rather than writing a traditional band biography in chronological order.” (more)

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“The inventive parts of Where the Devil Don’t Stay come in the form of the narrative. Rather than a straight-ahead chronological bio, Deusner takes the reader right to the places in the South that played key roles in the band and its development.” (more)

“Deusner’s must-read book follows the quintessential roots rockers as they travel through the South and the ethos that has helped define the band’s musical identity and evolution within it. Deusner … tells a story with verve and wit, and drawing on new interviews with band members past and present, he brings to vivid life the powerful ways music can shape a landscape.” (more)

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