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78 Blues: Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South
written by John Minton (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2008), 302 page(s)
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written by John Minton (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2008), 302 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
John Minton
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Folk Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by the University Press of Mississippi
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Afro American Folksongs
written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923 (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 176 page(s)
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written by Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923 (New York, NY: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1962), 176 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Henry Edward Krehbiel, 1854-1923
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Frederick Ungar Publishing Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Folk Music
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Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
produced by Cecilia Conway and Scott Odell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 4 mins
The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forg...
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produced by Cecilia Conway and Scott Odell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1998), 1 hour 4 mins
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The sounds and social history of African American banjo playing—32 superb instrumentals and vocals, recorded between 1974 and 1997. Extensively annotated with performer's life histories, tunings, lyrics, bibliography, and discography. The banjo's gourd ancestors came to the Americas with enslaved Africans, forging the link between West African griots and performers of 20th-century blues and string-band music. 64 minutes.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Cecilia Conway, Scott Odell
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas
written by Beatrice Landeck (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 184 page(s)
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written by Beatrice Landeck (New York, NY: David McKay Company, 1961), 184 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Beatrice Landeck
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
David McKay Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Folk Music
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Folk Song of the American Negro
written by John Wesley Work III, 1901-1967 (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1969), 136 page(s)
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written by John Wesley Work III, 1901-1967 (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1969), 136 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
John Wesley Work III, 1901-1967
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Folk Music
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From Samantha Crain, a Sound the Size of Oklahoma: October 18, 2012
produced by Public Broadcasting Service (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2012), 4 mins
Samantha Crain is not a singer-songwriter who limits herself to a single genre or even, as she put it, a single place. 'I love touring and I travel even whenever I'm not on tour. It's a bad habit,' she told Art Beat before a recent concert at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2012), 4 mins
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Samantha Crain is not a singer-songwriter who limits herself to a single genre or even, as she put it, a single place. 'I love touring and I travel even whenever I'm not on tour. It's a bad habit,' she told Art Beat before a recent concert at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Date Published / Released
2012-10-18
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Samantha Crain, 1986-
Person Discussed
Samantha Crain, 1986-
Topic / Theme
Musicians, Singers, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by NewsHour Productions
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Negro Folk Music U.S.A.
written by Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1966), 324 page(s)
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written by Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1966), 324 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Harold Courlander, 1908-1996
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Folk Music
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I: On The Trail Of Negro Folk-Songs
written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 30 page(s)
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written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 30 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Compendium
Author / Creator
Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925
Date Published / Released
1925
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Person Discussed
Uncle Israel, fl. 1900, Aunt Jane, fl. 1900, Sebron Mallard, 1863-1922, Dr. Boyd, 1841-, Dr. John A. Wyeth, 1845-, Aunt Bedie, fl. 1921
Topic / Theme
Creole, African American, Songs, Shyness, Baptism, Slaveholders, Slavery, Physical abuse, Wounds and injuries, Worship, Plantation life, Singing, Musicology, Performance practice, Lyrics, Folklore, Expression in performance, African American Music, Folk Music, Voice
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II: The Negro's Part In Transmitting The Traditional Songs And Ballads
written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 32 page(s)
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written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 32 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Compendium
Author / Creator
Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925
Date Published / Released
1925
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Person Discussed
C. Alphonso Smith, fl. 1916, Mrs. Landon Randolph Dashiell, fl. 1921
Topic / Theme
Jewish, African American, Songs, Slavery, Storytelling, Musicology, Lyrics, Folklore, Performance practice, African American Music, Folk Music
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III: Negro Ballads
written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 32 page(s)
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written by Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925), 32 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Compendium
Author / Creator
Dorothy Scarborough, fl. 1925
Date Published / Released
1925
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Person Discussed
George Lyman Kittredge, 1860-1941, Mrs. Tom Bartlett, fl. 1921
Topic / Theme
African American, Songs, Congregations, Storytelling, African American Music, Folk Music
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