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; it went on to receive three awards for commercial fiction.

Work

Ahlgren began his musical career in 1987 as a teenager in

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, playing shows with his band The Bentley Tock. The band's first single, ''She'', was the most requested song on

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in 1988. In 1989, they played a well-received show at the

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's Riverside Amphitheater and recorded a 6-song EP, and then a full-length album in 1992 entitled ''Able''. Ahlgren's novel, ''Discipline'', received a favorable review from

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. Discipline also received recommendations from ''The Midwest Book Review'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''. It was selected as a 2007 Booksense Notable by the

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. In 2009, it was optioned to become a motion picture, by

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and Steve Jones. Ahlgren is a contributing writer to

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Family

Ahlgren is the grandson of Frank Ahlgren Sr., editor of Memphis daily newspaper ''

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'' for 32 years, and a

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Board of Trustees member for 27 years. Ahlgren Sr. was involved in developing the university's School of Journalism in 1957, and was inducted into the ''Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame'' in November 2007.

References

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