Vanderbilt University writer-in-residence Peter Guralnick will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame during a May 5 ceremony in Memphis.
Guralnick, author of acclaimed biographies on Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke, has written extensively about the blues. His books Feel Like Going Home, Searching for Robert Johnson and Sweet Soul Music are already inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as “Classics of Blues Literature.”
Guralnick’s fellow inductee in the “non-performer” category is Sonny Payne, host of the King Biscuit Time radio show. Previous non-performer inductees include Sam Phillips, Alan Lomax and Leonard Chess. Guralnick is currently working on a book about Phillips.
Artists Lonnie Brooks, Charles Musselwhite and Bonnie Raitt will also be inducted.
The induction ceremony is set for May 5 at the Memphis Marriott Downtown. The Blues Music Awards will follow May 6 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
For more information on the Blues Hall of Fame, see http://www.blues.org/#ref=halloffame_index.
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