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Peter Guralnick

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in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

December 15, 1943

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Peter Guralnick is an acclaimed American music critic, author, and screenwriter best known for his deeply researched works on the history of rock and roll. He earned a master’s degree in creative writing from Boston University and soon began writing about blues, country, soul, and early rock music. His two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love, is considered a definitive account of the singer’s life. Guralnick also authored landmark biographies of Sam Cooke and Sam Phillips, earning praise from critics and musicians alike. He has written liner notes for legends like Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich, winning a Grammy for his notes on Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club. His documentary scripts in ...more

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	Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 10,082 ratings — published 1994 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley 4.37 avg rating — 4,703 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom 4.24 avg rating — 2,357 ratings — published 1986 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll 3.99 avg rating — 1,102 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke 4.08 avg rating — 1,060 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians 4.22 avg rating — 827 ratings — published 1979 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searching for Robert Johnson 3.88 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 1989 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feel Like Going Home 4.19 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1971 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing 3.99 avg rating — 184 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey by Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, Christopher John Farley, Holly George-Warren (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He constructed a shell to hide his aloneness, and it hardened on his back. I know of no sadder story.”
― Peter Guralnick

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“pure plasticity in an informational age that required a protean hero.”
― Peter Guralnick, Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

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“Which to me means that one must respect not just the story but the way in which it develops; judging the past by the standards of the present sheds little light on understanding, it represents no more than the I-told-you-sos of history.”
― Peter Guralnick, Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley

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