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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.One of <i>the</i> essential works in music writing
Time Out
<i>Feel Like Going Home </i>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
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 (Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley) dramatically depicts the people, the songs, and the performances that forever changed not only the American music scene but America itself.
With a brand-new introduction by David Keenan to cast new light on the book today, and published for the first time as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, Feel Like Going Home takes its place once again as a classic in the world of music literature.