New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
Preston Lauterbach's new book, "Before Elvis," celebrates the many Black artists who shaped Elvis Presley’s creative vision ...
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The Black artists who preceded — and inspired — the king of rock ‘n’ roll
These are questions and themes tackled in Preston Lauterbach’s new book, “Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King.” Lauterbach joined “Marketplace Morning Report” host David ...
‘Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden Of Black Genius)' Review: Questlove's Passionate Doc Pays Long Overdue Homage To The Black Elvis – Sundance Film Festival
There's a riot going on in Questlove's follow-up to his Oscar-winning concert doc Summer of Soul, not least in the wardrobe department. Blazing a trail for the funkadelic/glam rock '70s with metallic, ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
Lauterbach is well suited to tell the story of Elvis' Black musical forebears. Hailed by historian Greil Marcus as “the most valuable chronicler of African American music as a fulcrum and a ...