The Chitlin' Circuit Paperback by Preston Lauterbach

Product Details

• Publisher: WW Norton (2012-07-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 352 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780393076523
• Item Weight: 340.2 grams
• Dimensions: 20.96 x 14.1 x 2.46 cm

“Lauterbach’s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

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.

About the Author

Preston Lauterbach is the author of Bluff City, Beale Street Dynasty, The Chitlin’ Circuit, a Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe book of the year, and co-author of Brother Johnson: Growing Up with Robert Johnson. He is a former visiting scholar at Rhodes College and a Virginia Humanities Fellow. He lives in Virginia.