The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll

By Preston Lauterbach

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393342948
• ISBN13: 9780393342949
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"