Tishomingo Blues is a 2002 novel by Elmore Leonard, set in Mississippi, about two fledgling allies, the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment.
Leonard says that Tishomingo Blues is, of the books he has written, his favorite.[1]
FilmFour planned to make a movie adaptation of the novel, with actor Don Cheadle directing (and possibly starring),[2] but in 2007 Cheadle described the project as "dead".[3]
The title comes from the famous Spencer Williams song "Tishomingo Blues" (1917).[citation needed].
Whatever about its title the novel’s epigraph is taken from the second verse of the song "Tishamingo Blues" (1926) by American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, Joshua Barnes Howell, better known as Peg Leg Howell.
References
[edit]- ^ "FAQ : what is your favorite book?". Elmore Leonard's website.
- ^ Michael Fleming (February 18, 2002). "Cheadle chooses 'Blues'". Variety.
- ^ Edward Douglas (July 6, 2007). "Don Cheadle Talks to Us". Comingsoon.