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Black Music
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It.
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 244 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 244 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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The Initiations
written by Julio Finn; in The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 206-253
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written by Julio Finn; in The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americas (London, England: Quartet Books Ltd., 1986), 206-253
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Julio Finn
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Quartet Books Ltd.
Person Discussed
Sonny Boy Williamson, 1914-1948, Paul Stubblebine
Topic / Theme
African American, Religion, Music origins, Racism, Slavery, Racial identity, Proper names, Nicknames, Performing arts life, Spiritual growth, Vodoo, Popular culture, Race relations, Performance influences, Concerts, Lyrics, Bars and saloons, Expression in performance, Music industry, Performance practice, African American Music
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The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture
written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
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written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jon Panish
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit
written by Suzanne E. Smith (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999), 336 page(s)
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written by Suzanne E. Smith (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999), 336 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Suzanne E. Smith
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Rock
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Chapter 4: The Chicago Complex (1953-1956)
written by Sebastian Danchin, 1955-; in Earl Hooker, Blues Master (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2001), 86-109
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written by Sebastian Danchin, 1955-; in Earl Hooker, Blues Master (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2001), 86-109
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Sebastian Danchin, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Earl Hooker, 1929-1970, Pinetop Perkins, 1913-2011, Kansas City Red, 1926-1991, Little Walker, fl. 1953, Johnny Otis, 1921-, Billy Boy Arnold, 1935-, Earline Hooker
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Jokes and pranks, Character traits, Fights, Cities, Alcoholism, Memories, Mental illnesses, Performance practice, Bars and saloons, Concerts, Radio programs, African American Music, Blues
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Part One, A New Intellectual Vernacular-Chapter 2, Radicalism by Another Name: The White Negro Meets the Black Negro
written by Scott Saul; in Freedom Is, Freedom Ain’t: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003), 75-110
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written by Scott Saul; in Freedom Is, Freedom Ain’t: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003), 75-110
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Scott Saul
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Person Discussed
Norman Mailer, 1923-2007, James Arthur Baldwin, 1924-1987, Benny Golson, 1929-, Oscar Brown, Jr., 1926-2005
Topic / Theme
African American, Labor strikes, Social activism and activists, Political commentary, Psychology, Racism, Sexuality, Literary criticism, Books, Popular culture, City life, Paintings, Music criticism, Musical genres, Entertainment industry, Racial identity, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Bars and saloons, Music industry, Music theory, African American Music, Jazz, U.S. Civil Rights Mo...
African American, Labor strikes, Social activism and activists, Political commentary, Psychology, Racism, Sexuality, Literary criticism, Books, Popular culture, City life, Paintings, Music criticism, Musical genres, Entertainment industry, Racial identity, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Bars and saloons, Music industry, Music theory, African American Music, Jazz, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-
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The History of the Blues
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (New York, NY: Hyperion, 1995), 309 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (New York, NY: Hyperion, 1995), 309 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Hyperion
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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The Spread of Black Music in the Swing Era
written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004; in Jazz: America's Classical Music (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 121-127
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written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004; in Jazz: America's Classical Music (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 121-127
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Grover Sales, 1920-2004
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Person Discussed
Lester Young, 1909-1959, John Hammond, 1910-1987, Jo Jones, 1911-1985, Pine Top Smith, 1904-1929, Meade Lux Lewis, 1905-1964
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Bars and saloons, African American Music, Jazz, Saxophone, Tenor, Piano
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Jazz and its Discontents: A Francis Davis Reader
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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