Feel Like Going Home - Portraits in Blues and Rock'n'Roll

This vivid celebration of blues and early rock ''n'' roll includes some of the first and most illuminating profiles of such blues masters as Muddy Waters, Skip James, and Howlin'' Wolf; excursions into the blues-based Memphis rock ''n'' roll of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and the Sun record label; and a brilliant depiction of the bustling Chicago blues scene and the legendary Chess record label in its final days. With unique insight and unparalleled access, Peter Guralnick brings to life the people, the songs, and the performance that forever changed not only the American music scene but America itself.>

About the author

Peter Guralnick is one of popular culture's greatest biographers and his 2-volume biography of Elvis is widely regarded as definitive.

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Product details

• Authors: Peter Guralnick, Guralnick Peter
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.10.2024
• EAN: 9781399619530
• ISBN: 978-1-399-61953-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Deep Cuts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, R’n’B, Music, History: specific events & topics, Biography: business & industry, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, Pop Music, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: business and industry, Music reviews and criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black