?Lauterbach?s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.? ?Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post For generations, "chitlin' circuit" has meant second tier?brash performers in raucous nightspots far from the big-city limelight. Now, music journalist Preston Lauterbach combines terrific firsthand reportage with deep historical research to offer a groundbreaking account of the birth of rock 'n' roll in black America.