Preston Lauterbach'sThe Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll [Hardcover]2011

FINALLY, THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT IS HERE. LAUTERBACH'S PASSIONATE ACCOUNT REVEALS A SLICE OF AMERICA'S MUSICAL HISTORY THAT'S OFTEN BEEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDER REPORTED. IT'S NOT JUST A DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORY, IT'S AN APPRECIATIONS OF THE ENDURING BLACK ARTISTS WHO HONED THEIR TALENTS ON THIS TOUGH CIRCUIT. I SAT DOWN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BOOK AND COULDN'T LET IT GO! PRESTON LAUTERBACH'S THE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT IS AN INTENSELY RESEARCHED, ENGAGING REVELATION AND AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE RAUCOUS STORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC. FILLED WITH SHARPLY DRAWN PORTRAITS AND FLAVORFUL STORIES OF THE UNDER ACKNOWLEDGED GENERATION OF BRASH, ENDEARING AFRICAN AMERICAN CLUB OPERATORS AND FRENZIED TRAVELING BANDS, THIS CAPTIVATING ACCOUNT SLIPS THE READER SMACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF ROCK'S OWN HOTHOUSE.