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Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis
Tue, January 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Join author Preston Lauterbach for a virtual Zoom discussion on his book, Beale Street Dynasty. This fourth installment for the TBA book club centers on an ex-slave who became the South’s first Black millionaire with an underground dynasty on the eponymous street. Lauterbach, through this lens, brings history to life offering a fascinating meditation of race relations and struggles in Prohibition-era Memphis.
About the Author
PRESTON LAUTERBACH is author of the American music classic The Chitlin’ Circuit, and two secret histories of Black culture, Beale Street Dynasty and Bluff City. Lauterbach has co-authored three memoirs with significant figures in Black music, including Brother Robert with the stepsister of bluesman Robert Johnson, Timekeeper with Memphis soul drummer Howard Grimes, and the forthcoming biography of the Blind Boys of Alabama. His works have earned book of the year recognition from the Wall Street Journal, NPR and Rolling Stone.