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

by Peter Guralnick

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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 show more people, the songs, and the performance that forever changed not only the American music scene but America itself. show less

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Peter Guralnick
32+ Works 4,576 Members
Peter Guralnick's books include the prizewinning two-volume biography of Elvis Presley. Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love: Sweet Soul Music; Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke; and Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll. He won a Grammy for his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the harlem Square Club, wrote and coproduced the show more documentary Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, and wrote the scripts for the Grammy-winning documentary Sam Cooke/Legend and Martin Scorsese's blues documentary Feel Like Going Home. show less

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Original title
Feel Like Going Home. Portraits in Blues and Rock 'n' Roll
Original publication date
1971
People/Characters
Jerry Lee Lewis

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Genres
Music, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
DDC/MDS
781.640922 — Arts & recreation Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Biography And History Biography
LCC
ML385 .G95 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
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English, French
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Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
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