Bibliograph

The chitlin' circuit, and the road to rock 'n' roll, Preston Lauterbach

Type

Label

The chitlin' circuit, and the road to rock 'n' roll, Preston Lauterbach

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-321) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The chitlin' circuit

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

668194859

Responsibility statement

Preston Lauterbach

Sub title

and the road to rock 'n' roll

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Chitlings circuit

Classification