Feel Like Going Home
Portraits in Blues and Rock'n'Roll
$21.84
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2025
Summary
Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters, Skip James, and Howlin’ Wolf, along with illuminating excursions into the blues-based rock ‘n’ roll of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and the Sun Records label. With unique insight and unparalleled access, celebrated author Peter Guralnick dramatically depicts the people, the songs, and the performances that forever changed not only the American music scene but America itself.
With a brand-n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399619530 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399619535 |
| Author: | Peter Guralnick |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | White Rabbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Deep Cuts |
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Critics Review
One of the essential works in music writing * Time Out *
Feel Like Going Home brings [the music] back alive better than any book of its kind ever published * New Musical Express *
A powerful, personal book about blues, rock n roll, and the musicians who play it … brought me closer to every figure it sought to illuminate … * Rolling Stone *
Essential reading * Record World *
We feel the passion of Guralnicks love for the music and also the real personalities of the bluesmen he interviews * Billboard *
One of the most insightful books written on popular music * Memphis Commercial Appeal *
The most emotionally and intellectually satisfying rock book yet to appear * Village Voice *
Nobody digs deeper into what makes [these musicians] tick, and nobody conveys their achievement with more grace, details, and empathy * Music & Sound Output *
[A] graceful and moving survey * Publishers Weekly *
A fine introduction to the blues … Guralnicks portraits shine with their own special aura of warmth and care * Library Journal *
The definitive story of the blues impact on rock…. A modern classic * Q Magazine *
About The Author
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick has written extensively on American music and musicians. His books include the prize-winning two-volume Elvis Presley biography, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love; the acclaimed trilogy on American roots music, Sweet Soul Music, Lost Highway and Feel Like Going Home; the biographical inquiry Searching for Robert Johnson; and the novel Nighthawk Blues.
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