Peter Guralnick, one of the premier writers on American roots music, is the author of three books already inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as Classics of Blues Literature: Feel Like Going Home, Searching for Robert Johnson, and Sweet Soul Music. Guralnick’s works also include acclaimed biographies of icons Sam Cooke and Elvis Presley, as well as Lost Highway, A Listener’s Guide to the Blues, and a novel, Nighthawk Blues. He is currently at work on a book about Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. A longtime blues devotee and a meticulous researcher with a lucid and insightful writing style, Guralnick was born in Boston on Dec. 15, 1943. He has written portraits of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Shines, Otis Spann, and other blues legends, in addition to numerous liner notes and articles. He has worked on several documentaries, including Martin Scorsese’s Year of the Blues series in 2003.
