The Chitlin’ Circuit: Celebrating a Secret History of American Music

By John Morthland, eMusic Contributor

For years, the Chitlin' Circuit - the network of mostly-Southern, mostly-rural clubs where black artists performed from the 1930s into the '60s - has been an elusive element in music history, often referred to but rarely examined. But with The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock 'n' Roll, Memphis music fan and historian Preston Lauterbach brings it out into the open. Boy, does he bring it out into the open. Researched and written with… more »