Lauterbach, Preston.

The chitlin' circuit : and the road to rock 'n' roll / Chitlings circuit Preston Lauterbach. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2011. - xi, 338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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

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.

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Rock music--History and criticism.--United States
Rhythm and blues music--History and criticism.
Rock musicians--United States--Biography.
Blues musicians--United States--Biography.
Rhythm and blues musicians--United States--Biography.
African American musicians--Biography.
African American singers--Biography.
Popular music--History and criticism.

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