Portraits in blues and rocknroll 1971 lost highway. Peter guralnick 1943 is a white author and historian of american roots and popular music. Last train to memphis, the first part of guralnick s twovolume life of elvis presley, was acclaimed by the new york times as a triumph of biographical art. On october 21, 2016, it was announced that leonardo dicaprio will portray sam phillips in the forthcoming film based on guralnick s book. Guralnick scripted sam cooke legend, narrated by jeffrey wright. A gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, sweet soul music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performerssam cooke, ray charles, james brown, solomon burke, aretha franklin, otis redding, and al green among themwho merged gospel and rhythm and blues to create southern soul music. Guralnick graduated from boston university in 1971 with a masters. He has argued passionately and persuasively for the vitality of this countrys intertwined black and white musical traditions. Nov 16, 2015 peter guralnicks rigorously researched sam phillips. Peter guralnick has been called a national resource by critic nat hentoff for work that has argued passionately and persuasively for the vitality of this countrys intertwined black and white musical traditions. Guralnicks first two books, almost grown 1964 and mister downchild. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Peter guralnick has given us a previously unseen world, a rich panoply of people and events that illuminate an achievement, a place, and a time as never revealed before. Jul 12, 2017 peter guralnick has written biographies of elvis and sam cooke. November 11, 7 pm brooks museum with robert gordon memphis, tn. Tristram shandy dont miss the book, but dont miss the movie either, norse mythology, and henry green, alice. Peter guralnick is the author of numerous seminal works of music and popular culture, including searching for roberth johnson and a twovolume biography of e. He graduated from boston university in 1971 with a masters degree in creative writing. Jan 22, 1999 peter guralnick, author of careless love i was trying to tell as honest and true a story as i could, said guralnick during a recent book tour stop in atlanta.
E book edition is forthcoming on our website and from other e book sources. It also happens to be peter guralnicks greatest weakness. He has written liner notes for albums including charlie richs. The title of this book is careless love and it was written by peter guralnick. Guralnick has written a very detailed account of a complex man in exciting times in american, and world, culture. Peter guralnick is an american music critic, author, and screenwriter. Guralnick is widely regarded as the nations preeminent writer on twentiethcentury american popular music. Dec 06, 2015 five hundred fortyone pages into peter guralnicks 763page biography of sam phillips, the impresario enshrined in the subtitle as the man who invented rock n roll, we get the. Peter guralnick books list of books by author peter guralnick. One of americas leading cultural historians, peter guralnick has been called a national resource by critic nat hentoff. Peter guralnick s biography of sam phillips told me exactly what was happening down in memphis almost daybyday while i was inventing the role of teenybopper in an industrial suburb of toronto.
Nov 17, 2015 authorpop music historian peter guralnick in culver city on nov. Join facebook to connect with tom guralnick and others you may know. The man who invented rock n roll tells the story of a southern white businessman who enabled the careers of epochal artists, black and. Peter guralnicks book is often seen as the seminal work on country music, first published in 1979 it certainly captures country music at a new hight. It must be ranked among the most ambitious and crucial biographical undertakings yet devoted to a major american figure of the twentieth century. Peter guralnick is the author of sweet soul music, lost highway, and feel like going home, about the great artists at the heart of. It was published by back bay and has a total of 767 pages in the book. Guralnick has written two popular elvis books, careless love and last train to memphis. Guralnicks new book about sun records founder sam phillips has just been published. Peter guralnick s twovolume life of elvis aron presley, of which careless love is the second. Peter guralnick is the author of the hugely successful book on elvis presley, last train to memphis. He has been married for over 45 years to alexandra.
Peter guralnick born december 15, 1943, in boston, massachusetts is an american music critic, author, and screenwriter. Peter guralnick s twovolume life of elvis aron presley, of which careless love is the second instalment, is not simply the finest rockandroll biography ever written. Guralnicks first two books, almost grown 1964 and mister downchild 1967, were. November 11, 7 pm brooks museum with robert gordon memphis, tn november 12, 7 pm margaret mitchell house with hank klibanoff atlanta, ga november, 5 pm. He specializes in the history of early rock and roll and has written on elvis presley, sam phillips, and sam cooke. He was really into african american history, and james baldwin seemed to be a favorite of his. Peter guralnick is an american music critic, writer on music, and historian of us american popular music, who is also active as an author and screenwriter. Pg i recently saw john hope franklin a couple of times during my book tour. Sam phillips, the man who invented rock n roll by peter. Peter guralnick, one of the premier writers on american roots music, is the author of three books already inducted into the blues hall of fame as classics of blues literature. Last train to memphis audiobook by peter guralnick.
Jan 08, 1999 careless love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of elvis presleys last two decades, in the longawaited second volume of peter guralnick s masterful twopart biography. Winner of the 1999 southern book critics circle award for nonfiction. Cnn guralnick sees elvis through a glass, darkly january. Hed still rather sit around waiting for a bobby blue bland. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. See all books authored by peter guralnick, including last train to memphis. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Peter guralnick, author of careless love i was trying to tell as honest and true a story as i could, said guralnick during a recent book tour stop in atlanta. Official page for the celebrated author of books on american music and the cultural impact of this intertwined black and white tradition. His books include the prizewinning twovolume biography of elvis presley, last train to memphis and careless love. Meet man who discovered elvis in essential new sam phillips book. Video and audio being added to peter guralnicks books the new.
Mark your calendars and be sure to come out and say hello. The life and death of sam cooke ed gordon talks to music journalist peter guralnick, whose new book charts the life and tragic death of soul music icon sam cooke. Peter guralnick is the author of over ten books, including the awardwinning biographies of elvis presley and sam cooke. Peter will be crossing the country to talk about his new book, sam phillips. Seven of the music historian and critic peter guralnicks books are. On one occasion he spoke after bill clinton and before me in the house chamber in austin, texas. Guralnick will tour the country to discuss the new book. Whereas albert goldman, in his infamous trash biography elvis, 1981, served up an overstuffed, dopedup elvis in a one sided portrait of an american nightmare, guralnick sweet soul music, 1986, etc. Feel like going home, searching for robert johnson, and sweet soul music. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Prime now 1stundenlieferung tausender produkte shopbop designer modemarken. Rhythm and blues and the southern dream of freedom 1986.
Guralnick has written fiction, short stories, screenplays, music criticism, nonfiction anthologies, and biographies, chiefly focusing on the musicians and music of the american south, including country, blues, gospel, soul, and rock n roll, from the 1950s and 1960s. Peter guralnicks twovolume life of elvis aron presley, of which careless love. Oct 20, 2015 pg tour for sam phillips bio october 20, 2015. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read careless love. Peter guralnick is an american music critic, writer on music, and historian of us. Peter guralnick born december 15, 1943, boston, massachusetts, usa is an american music critic, author, and screenwriter. Books sam phillips dream boogie careless love last train to memphis sweet soul music feel. Peter guralnick author of last train to memphis goodreads. Peter guralnick is widely regarded as the nations preeminent writer on twentiethcentury american popular music. The unmaking of elvis presley ebook written by peter guralnick.
Peter guralnick in this, his only published novel to datehas drawn on his rich storytelling skills and his intimate knowledge of the blues to create an unforgettable character, and to give us a rare, unvarnished, utterly compelling look at a life in music. Writing about the storied american record producer sam phillips might seem like a natural fit for music journalist peter guralnick dream boogie. Robert johnson, while probably the most influential of all blues guitarists, is also one of the most obscure. Sep 10, 2015 the first episode of our gates of graceland video series features author peter guralnick.
Recognized as an influence on musicians like eric clapton and the rolling stones, johnson was poisoned by a jealous husband in 1938at the age of twentyseven. After writing a celebrated twovolume biography of elvis presley and a dozen other books about american. New biography illuminates life of sun records founder sam. Peter guralnick was born in 1943 in boston, massachusetts. The man who invented rock n roll by peter guralnick is available wherever books are sold. The book picks up his story in the fall of 1958, with private presley. His books include feel like going home, lost highway, sweet soul music, searching for robert johnson, the novel nighthawk blues, and a highly acclaimed twovolume biography of elvis presley, last train to memphis and careless love. This gargantuan book, which includes no fewer than 100 pages of notes, is a love letter to sam phillips. Written with grace, humor, and affection, last train to memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of elvis presley. The first volume of two in what is bound to be the definitive biography of the king. His books include feel like going home, lost highway, sweet soul music, searching for robert johnson, the novel nighthawk blues, and a highly acclaimed two.