This is THE book for anybody who wants to learn about Cal Stewart, the great American humorist and recording star of the early 1900s. The writer has done some terrific reporting and it has contributed greatly to the pool of information available on old Cal (Uncle Joshua Weathersby of Punkin Center, Way Down East). If you can find the book, I'd recommend it highly.

This book is obviously well-researched, though I think that more information on other parts of Ohio could have been included as well. It's obvious that the author concentrated on his area of Ohio. I would love to see a few sequels to this book; I'd buy them! However, my biggest complaint is the title--it is *very* misleading. I expected stories of *haunted* places in Ohio--and only a couple of ghosts are alluded to. Actually calling it Ghost Towns: Ohio's Lost Landscapes and Forgotten Places or something like that would have been better, I think.

I love this book. While I never visited towns like Rialto, when they were more than a wide place in the road, I feel like I have a pretty good idea what they were like after reading "Ghosts." A nifty canal went through Rialto in it's boomtown days, and you can still see the remnants one of the locks there today, although the weeds and undergrowth try to hide it. The town is long-gone, but with Mr. McNutts writing, one can step back in time. And, the last chapter, on Hamilton, is priceless. I didn't want the book to end. Highly recommended.

I really loved Ghosts because it takes me to a lot of places I have visited and grown up around, from ghost towns to old canals to old battlegrounds. It is one of my favorite travelogues, and I recommend it highly.

I've owned this book for more than a decade -- bought it directly from the author. Great reading for real rockabilly fans. It will expand your knowledge.

Mr. McNutt has penned a real winner here, in my opinion. Yes, it is self published, and no, it isn't very slick or glitzy. What it is is readable. As I began flipping through "We Wanna Boogie" I quickly became hooked and then started reading every word, lingering and re-reading many chapters, basking in Mr. McNutt's considerable "way with words." Even now, years after first reading it, sitting down with the book usually produces a new gem or two. The reader is treated to extended comments by guys like "Orangie Ray Hubbard" and many others who blazed the way for rockabilly in the early days. Yes, many may not be well-known, but By giving these guys a page or two to tell their story, in their own words, it goes a long way toward making this book enjoyable and believable. Get it....You'll like it. It's a real sleeper!!!

this book is great,there is not many rockibilly books out there. great pictures too.

Great insight into the workings of old independent labels. I enjoyed the book thoroughly. I hope the publisher will bring out a Vol. 2. Next time, the writers could do some even smaller ones!

The interview with Fred Foster, the Monument Records man, is worth the price of this book alone. Some good reporting and analysis and a book worthy of owning. I learned a lot about a label in my backyard, Gennett Records in Richmond.

Reading this book has given me a new appreciation of the struggles of independent record company owners over the years. The chapter on King Records is worth the price of the book. The writers have carefully researched some important labels, picking their favorites--Gennett is very fascinating to me personally. I hope that a record company will release some old material based on this book. I hope the writers will consider a sequel.