 
                
                        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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