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With special guest Preston Lauterbach

Cerys chats to author Preston Lauterbach about his latest book Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King.

Cerys chats to author Preston Lauterbach about his latest book Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King. Preston is a chronicler of African-American music, with his previous publications including The Chitlin' Circuit And The Road To Rock 'N' Roll and Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song And The Struggle For The Soul of Memphis. He has also co-written memoirs on Robert Johnson, Howard Grimes and The Blind Boys of Alabama.

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57 minutes

Music Played

  • Junior Parker

    Love Ain't Nothin' But A Business Goin' On

  • Janiva Magness & Jesse Dayton

    Hittin' On Nothin'

    • Blue Elan Records.
  • Piers Faccini & Ballak茅 Sissoko

    Mournful Moon

  • Irma Thomas

    Sufferin' With The Blues

  • Arthur 鈥淏ig Boy鈥 Crudup

    So Glad You're Mine

  • Elvis Presley

    Milkcow Blues Boogie

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Move On Up A Little Higher (Part 1)

  • Doja Cat

    Vegas

  • Junior Parker

    Feelin' Good

  • Junior Parker & The Blue Flames

    Mystery Train

  • Junior Parker & The Blue Flames

    Love My Baby

  • Elvis Presley

    Mystery Train

    • For LP Fans Only.
    • RCA.
  • Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

    Juiced

Broadcast

  • Monday 21:00