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  • The term "Chitlin' Circuit," applied to the black music scene of the 1930s and '40s, usually suggests an entertainment realm far from the first rank.

    The Best Nonfiction of 2011 2011

  • White Lies came out initially under the name Chitlin '

    Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories 2009

  • Robinson,and Reggio "The Hoofer" Laughlin, and it explores the songs written and performed by African-Americans between 1830 and 1930, as part of the so-called "Chitlin' Circuit."

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Were you pretty much relegated to performing on what's now known as the Chitlin 'Circuit back then?

    Creative Loafing Atlanta Rodney Carmichael 2010

  • During its early years, the festival featured little more than a street parade called the Chitlin 'Strut and Chicken Stroll.

    Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post 2009

  • The answer was Tyler Perry, and he was already well-known by the extensive black fan base he'd cultivated during his years writing and performing plays on the so-called Chitlin 'Circuit.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • Mr. Otis began touring on the Chitlin' Circuit with his California Rhythm & Blues Caravan, playing spots like the Apollo Theater in Harlem but also up and down the East Coast and in the still-segregated South.

    White R&B Legend Traveled 'Chitlin' Circuit' With Pride Stephen Miller 2012

  • Robey symbolizes the entrepreneurial flash and outlaw swagger that "The Chitlin' Circuit" celebrates, along with the more salacious elements that made the circuit what it was—a freewheeling, freaks-welcome show, where Little Richard, a teenager performing in dress and heels as "Princess Lavonne," could feel right at home.

    On the Midnight Special Eddie Dean 2011

  • Bolstered by interviews with key circuit vets and surviving relatives, along with a goldmine of source material from the black media of the day, "The Chitlin' Circuit" gives readers a curbside view on the action.

    On the Midnight Special Eddie Dean 2011

  • His career included a decade on the "Chitlin' Circuit" of black-entertainment venues and recording dates with jazz greats like Lester Young and blues artists like Charles Brown.

    White R&B Legend Traveled 'Chitlin' Circuit' With Pride Stephen Miller 2012

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