Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon is the author of Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters. He produced and directed, with filmmaker Morgan Neville, a documentary based on the book: Muddy Waters Can't Be Satisfied. That show will air in June, 2003 on PBS's American Masters series, and on Channel Four in England. Gordon is the Writer and Associate Producer of The Road To Memphis, an episode in Martin Scorsese's 7-part series The Blues. That show will air on PBS in Fall 2003. His other filmmaking credits include the 1990 documentary, All Day and All Night, featuring B. B. King and Rufus Thomas (it aired on national PBS and was shown in New York's Museum of Modern Art), and music videos that have aired on MTV, BET, and CMT. Gordon is also the author of It Came From Memphis, a book about Memphis music and culture. He produced the book's two companion CDs. His other two books are Elvis: The King on the Road (St. Martin's), and The Elvis Treasures (Random House). Among his accolades is a Grammy nomination for his liner notes to the Al Green box set, Anthology, which he produced. Gordon lives in Memphis with his wife and two children. Show less «