Chitlin' circuit and the road to rock'n roll

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Chitlin' circuit and the road to rock'n roll

Entry/Object ID

library.1921

Tags

Library records not in public view, Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023

Description

xi, 338 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm The Chitlin circuit and the road to rock 'n roll by Preston Lauterbach. Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and index. JAMM First published as a Norton paperback 2012. 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 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. Jacksonville connection: Walter Barnes and his band/orchestra played at the Flajax club, visited the Lenape bar for champagne on the house, ate at the Green Front cafe for breakfast -- Ray Charles -- Charlie Edd Craddock and his club, Two Spot. An NPR best music book of the year -- Best nonfiction book of the year by Wall Street Journal.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

African American musicians., African American singers., Blues musicians., Jazz music -- History and criticism., Rhythm and blues musicians., Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism., Barnes, Walter, 1905-1940., Charles, Ray, 1930-2004., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).

Publication Details

Author

Lauterbach, Preston.

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

W. W . Norton

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York, N.Y.

Call No.

ML 3508 .L39 2012

ISBN

9780393342949