The chitlin' circuit
Subtitle: and the road to rock 'n' roll
By: Preston Lauterbach
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780393076523
Subjects: Jazz; African American jazz musicians; History and criticism
Description: "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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A hundred dollars crooked; title: The midget maestro; title: The stroll; title: Sunset; title: Rock and stomp opus; title: The loser goes to the hospital, the winner goes to jail; title: The bronze peacock; title: The gate swings; title: 'Tween the Tip In Inn and the Church of God; title: Roy Brown's good rockin' revival; title: Female trouble; title: All part of the game; title: A little like going to heaven; title: Crossover; title: Shootin' and cuttin' and shit; title: The hardest-working man in show busines.