Frye Gaillard
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Brief Biography
Frye Gaillard is a native of Mobile, Alabama. He pursued a career in journalism after earning his bachelor’s degree in history from Vanderbilt University in 1968. Gaillard worked for publications such as Race Relations Reporter in Nashville, Tennessee, and The Charlotte Observer in North Carolina during his journalism career. He later transitioned to teaching, becoming an instructor in nonfiction writing at Queens College in 1990. Throughout his prolific career, he has authored or co-authored over twenty books, covering a wide range of topics such as country music and southern culture. Notably, his work The Dream Long Deferred was adapted into a documentary film in 1991. Gaillard's contributions extend beyond nonfiction, as he collaborated with singer-songwriter Kathryn Scheldt and co-wrote ten songs featured on her album Southern Girl. Currently, Gaillard resides on the Gulf Coast of Alabama near Mobile.
Publications
Watermelon Wine: The Spirit of Country Music. New York; St. Martin's Press, 1978. Rpt. as Watermelon Wine: Remembering the Golden Years of Country Music. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2004.
Race, Rock & Religion: Profiles from a Southern Journalist. Charlotte, N.C.; East Woods Press, 1982.
The Dream Long Deferred. Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Rpt. as The Dream Long Deferred: The Landmark Struggle for Desegregation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 2006.
Southern Voices. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1991.
Kyle at 200 MPH: A Sizzling Season in the Petty/NASCAR Dynasty. New York; St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
If I Were a Carpenter: Twenty Years of Habitat for Humanity. Winston-Salem, N.C.; John F. Blair, 1996.
The Heart of Dixie: Southern Rebels, Renegades and Heroes. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1996.
Voices from the Attic. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1997.
As Long as the Waters Flow: Native Americans in the South and the East. Winston-Salem, N.C.; John F. Blair, 1998.
Cradle of Freedom: Alabama and the Movement That Changed America. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2004.
Prophet from Plains: Jimmy Carter & His Legacy. Athens; University of Georgia Press, 2007.
With Music and Justice for All: Some Southerners and Their Passions. Nashville; Vanderbilt University Press, 2008.
Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2010.
The Books That Mattered: A Readers Memoir. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2013.
Journey to the Wilderness: War, Memory, and a Southern Family’s Civil War Letters. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2015.
Go South to Freedom. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2016.
A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility and Innocence Lost. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2018.
Live As If… A Teacher’s Love Story. Mobile; Negative Capability Press, 2020.
Joint Publications:
The Catawba River. Boiling Springs, N.C.; Gardner-Webb University Press, 1983.
The Secret Diary of Mikhail Gorbachev: A Mystery Novel. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1990.
Lessons from the Big House: One Family's Passage through the History of the South: A Memoir. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1994.
The Way We See It: Documentary Photography by the Children of Charlotte. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1995.
The 521 All-Stars: A Championship Story of Baseball and Community. Montgomery; Black Belt Publishing, 1999.
Spacechimp: NASA’s Ape in Space. Berkeley Heights, N.J.; Enslow Publishers, 2000.
The Greensboro Four: Civil Rights Pioneers. North Carolina; Main Street Books, 2001.
Mobile and the Eastern Shore. Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
In the Path of the Storms. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2008.
The Quilt: And the Poetry of Alabama Music. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2015.
The Slave Who Went to Congress. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2020.
Ezra Wants to Know: The True Story of the Rosenwald Schools. United Kingdom; Intellect Publishing, 2022.
The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2022.
Race, Rock & Religion: Profiles from a Southern Journalist. Charlotte, N.C.; East Woods Press, 1982.
The Dream Long Deferred. Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Rpt. as The Dream Long Deferred: The Landmark Struggle for Desegregation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Columbia; University of South Carolina Press, 2006.
Southern Voices. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1991.
Kyle at 200 MPH: A Sizzling Season in the Petty/NASCAR Dynasty. New York; St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
If I Were a Carpenter: Twenty Years of Habitat for Humanity. Winston-Salem, N.C.; John F. Blair, 1996.
The Heart of Dixie: Southern Rebels, Renegades and Heroes. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1996.
Voices from the Attic. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1997.
As Long as the Waters Flow: Native Americans in the South and the East. Winston-Salem, N.C.; John F. Blair, 1998.
Cradle of Freedom: Alabama and the Movement That Changed America. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2004.
Prophet from Plains: Jimmy Carter & His Legacy. Athens; University of Georgia Press, 2007.
With Music and Justice for All: Some Southerners and Their Passions. Nashville; Vanderbilt University Press, 2008.
Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2010.
The Books That Mattered: A Readers Memoir. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2013.
Journey to the Wilderness: War, Memory, and a Southern Family’s Civil War Letters. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2015.
Go South to Freedom. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2016.
A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility and Innocence Lost. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2018.
Live As If… A Teacher’s Love Story. Mobile; Negative Capability Press, 2020.
Joint Publications:
The Catawba River. Boiling Springs, N.C.; Gardner-Webb University Press, 1983.
The Secret Diary of Mikhail Gorbachev: A Mystery Novel. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1990.
Lessons from the Big House: One Family's Passage through the History of the South: A Memoir. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1994.
The Way We See It: Documentary Photography by the Children of Charlotte. Asheboro, N.C.; Down Home Press, 1995.
The 521 All-Stars: A Championship Story of Baseball and Community. Montgomery; Black Belt Publishing, 1999.
Spacechimp: NASA’s Ape in Space. Berkeley Heights, N.J.; Enslow Publishers, 2000.
The Greensboro Four: Civil Rights Pioneers. North Carolina; Main Street Books, 2001.
Mobile and the Eastern Shore. Mount Pleasant, S.C.; Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
In the Path of the Storms. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama Press, 2008.
The Quilt: And the Poetry of Alabama Music. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2015.
The Slave Who Went to Congress. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2020.
Ezra Wants to Know: The True Story of the Rosenwald Schools. United Kingdom; Intellect Publishing, 2022.
The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance. Montgomery; NewSouth Books, 2022.
Themes
Frye Gaillard writes in the nonfiction genre. Topics of his books range from country music to politics to southern culture.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Gaillard, Frye, “Frye Gaillard,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/582.