| The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll Contributor(s): Lauterbach, Preston (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393342948 ISBN-13: 9780393342949 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal |
| Dewey: 781.640 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For generations, "chitlin' circuit" has meant second tier--brash performers in raucous nightspots far from the big-city limelight. Now, music journalist Preston Lauterbach combines terrific firsthand reportage with deep historical research to offer a groundbreaking account of the birth of rock 'n' roll in black America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lauterbach, Preston: - Preston Lauterbach is the author of Bluff City, Beale Street Dynasty, and The Chitlin Circuit, a Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe book of the year. He is a former visiting scholar at Rhodes College and a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellow. He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia. |