Preston Lauterbach
Preston Lauterbach is author of the American music classic The Chitlin’ Circuit, as well as Beale Street Dynasty and Bluff City. His latest, Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King, was published in January of 2025. Lauterbach has coauthored three memoirs with significant figures in Black music, including Brother Robert with the stepsister of bluesman Robert Johnson; Timekeeper, with Memphis soul drummer Howard Grimes; and the Blind Boys of Alabama biography Spirit of the Century. His works have earned book of the year recognition from the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Rolling Stone.
Preston Lauterbach is author of the American music classic The Chitlin’ Circuit, as well as Beale Street Dynasty and Bluff City. His latest, Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King, was published in January of 2025. Lauterbach has coauthored three memoirs with significant figures in Black music, including Brother Robert with the stepsister of bluesman Robert Johnson; Timekeeper, with Memphis soul drummer Howard Grimes; and the Blind Boys of Alabama biography Spirit of the Century. His works have earned book of the year recognition from the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Rolling Stone.
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