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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Preston Lauterbach |
| ISBN: | 9780393076523 0393076520 |
| OCLC Number: | 668194859 |
| Description: | xi, 338 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | Preston Lauterbach. |
Abstract:
The first history of the network of black juke joints that spawned rock 'n' roll through an unholy alliance between vice and entertainment.
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Starred Review. Lauterbach has written the definitive history of the musical back roads and back rooms of the southern United States.... a great read, well written and insightful. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the seedy history of American popular music. Read more...
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by bhunter@uidaho.edu updated 2011-09-06
