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`By the Rivers of Babylon: Singing the Blues` - New Novel

G.L. Taylor sounds the chords in his new novel, `By the Rivers of Babylon: Singing the Blues`. From Africa to America, the weaving together of these captivating sounds of original poetry, sacred writings, passages from Scripture, and even quotations from legendary musicians, author G. L. Taylor quickly draws the reader into a world of music and dreams that are tied together from Africa to America.

Read his passages, close your eyes, and listen for the soulful sounds. You can almost make out the lonesome melodies and anguished chords, plucked in the Deep South of America, or sung heavenward on the ancient, dusty plains of Africa.

These are the moving reflections of someone who genuinely understands the power of the music, and the power of the people who created it from deep within themselves. G. L. Taylor has gifted the world with a compelling and readable book that is full of mesmerizing and sorrowful words, as he skillfully weaves together a bluesy account of The Roots - the roots of an oppressed people, and the roots of the music that echoes their pain.