13 Facts About Peter Guralnick

Peter Guralnick specializes in the history of early rock and roll and has written books on Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, and Sam Cooke.

Peter Guralnick then began writing books about the history of rock'n'roll, blues, country music, and soul music.

Peter Guralnick contributed the complete text for the 240-page hardcover book accompanying the 2010 30-disc CD boxed set, The Complete Elvis Presley Masters.

In contrast to contemporaries such as Lester Bangs, Ian Penman and Nick Tosches, whose music writings are marked by idiosyncratic, self-referential and highly personal styles, Peter Guralnick's writing is characterized by a colloquial approach that is clean and understated by comparison.

Peter Guralnick has been called "the dean of rock 'n' roll storytellers".

Peter Guralnick wrote the 727-page biography of influential record producer Sam Phillips entitled Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll.

Peter Guralnick has written liner notes for albums including Charlie Rich's last album Pictures and Paintings and the last three Jerry Lee Lewis albums Last Man Standing, Mean Old Man and Rock and Roll Time.

Peter Guralnick won a Grammy for his liner notes for Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club in 1994, one of his six nominations for the award.

Peter Guralnick wrote and co-produced a documentary film: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll.

Peter Guralnick wrote the script for the blues documentary, Feel like Going Home, directed by Martin Scorsese.

The Peter Guralnick Collection is located in the Southern Folklife Collection of the Wilson Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Peter Guralnick's parents were oral surgeon Walter Guralnick, DMD, who helped to establish dental insurance in Massachusetts through Delta Dental, and Betty Marson Guralnick.

Peter Guralnick has been married for over 45 years to Alexandra.