Live at Jackson Station
Music, Community, and Tragedy in a Southern Blues Bar

Unless you're a boomer or Gen Xer from the South Carolina Piedmont, there's more than a good chance you've never heard of Jackson's Station. I hope this book changes that. Full disclaimer: I grew up in the town depicted here, and know some of its people. Harrison's done an exemplary and thorough job......more

What a wonderful story about music, a rural community, a legendary blues bar, and the characters that built it! Since I live in Greenwood, I relished the history of the town of Hodges and what was going on at the time of Jackson Station’s peak. This book combines history and interviews and weaves th......more

I would like to thank Mr. Harrison for bringing Jackson’s Station back to life. During it’s time I was in the Upstate of SC attending college and working at a local record store. I was well aware of the great musicians who played there, but not much else. This book deepens the regret of never making......more

Dr. Harrison paints a well-researched picture of Jackson Station in its heyday, one that is electric and eclectic (and has the distinct ability to make me wish I were old enough to have experienced it at least once...) As a SC native, I thoroughly appreciated Harrison's depiction of the culture at t......more