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 the essential works in music writing * Time Out * Feel Like Going Home 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 *