Preston Lauterbach
Preston Lauterbach is the author of Bluff City, Beale Street Dynasty, The Chitlin’ Circuit, a Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe book of the year, and co-author of Brother Johnson: Growing Up with Robert Johnson. He is a former visiting scholar at Rhodes College and a Virginia Humanities Fellow. He lives in Virginia.
Preston Lauterbach
Preston Lauterbach is the author of Bluff City, Beale Street Dynasty, The Chitlin’ Circuit, a Wall Street Journal and Boston Globe book of the year, and co-author of Brother Johnson: Growing Up with Robert Johnson. He is a former visiting scholar at Rhodes College and a Virginia Humanities Fellow. He lives in Virginia.
Books by Preston Lauterbach

The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll
Preston Lauterbach
Paperback, 2012
“Lauterbach’s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis
Preston Lauterbach
Hardback, 2015
The dramatic rise and fall of Beale Street, the legendary Memphis thoroughfare that shook American culture.
Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis
Preston Lauterbach
Paperback, 2016
The dramatic rise and fall of Beale Street, the legendary Memphis thoroughfare that shook American culture.
Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers
Preston Lauterbach
Paperback, 2020
The little-known story of an iconic photographer, whose work captured—and influenced—a critical moment in American history.
The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll
Preston Lauterbach
E Book, 2011
“Lauterbach’s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis
Preston Lauterbach
E Book, 2015
The dramatic rise and fall of Beale Street, the legendary Memphis thoroughfare that shook American culture.
Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers
Preston Lauterbach
E Book, 2019
The little-known story of an iconic photographer, whose work captured—and influenced—a critical moment in American history.



