The chitlin' circuit : and the road to rock 'n' roll / Preston Lauterbach.

Author/creator Lauterbach, Preston
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, ©2011.
Descriptionxi, 338 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Subjects
Rock music--United States. --History and criticism.
Rhythm and blues music--History and criticism.
Rock musicians--United States. --Biography.
Blues musicians--United States. --Biography.
Rhythm and blues musicians--United States. --Biography.
African American musicians--Biography.
African American singers--Biography.
Popular music--History and criticism.

Contents Nondescript places -- A hundred dollars crooked -- The midget maestro -- The stroll -- Sunset -- Rock and stomp opus -- The loser goes to the hospital, the winner goes to jail -- The bronze peacock -- The gate swings -- 'Tween the Tip In Inn and the Church of God -- Roy Brown's good rockin' revival -- Female trouble -- All part of the game -- A little like going to heaven -- Crossover -- Shootin' and cuttin' and shit -- The hardest-working man in show business -- Renewal.
Abstract "A definitive account of the birth of rock 'n' roll in black America...The Chitlin' Circuit brings us into the sweaty back rooms where such stars as James Brown, B. B. King, and Little Richard got their start."--Amazon.com
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and index.
LCCN 2011007209
ISBN9780393076523 (hardcover)
ISBN0393076520 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection ML3508 .L39 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold