The Chitlin' Circuit
And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll
By Preston Lauterbach
(W. W. Norton & Company, Hardcover, 9780393076523, 338pp.)
Publication Date: July 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: History & Criticism - General, Genres & Styles - Rock
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Description
The first history of the network of black juke joints that spawned rock 'n' roll through an unholy alliance between vice and entertainment.
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011
Before the Civil Rights movement, segregated American cities helped give birth to the Chitlin' Circuit, a touring revue that provided employment for hundreds of black musicians. Rock historian Ed Ward profiles two recent books which illuminate the conditions these musicians endured. More at NPR.org
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