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The chitlin' circuit : and the road to rock 'n' roll  Cover Image Book Book

The chitlin' circuit : and the road to rock 'n' roll

Summary: "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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0393076520 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780393076523 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xi, 338 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
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  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Rock music United States History and criticism
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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