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1961: The Jazz Avant-Garde
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Black Music (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 67-78
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Black Music (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 67-78
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, Race relations, Cultural identity, Music origins, Musical genres, Performance influences, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Performance criticism, Musical technique, Music theory, Music industry, 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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(Up)Staging Jazz: Representations of Jazz Performance
written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 101-138
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written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 101-138
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jon Panish
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
James Arthur Baldwin, 1924-1987, Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969, Ann Petry, 1908-1997, Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
African American, Caucasian American, Fiction, Literary criticism, Writers, Stereotypes, Death, Relationships, Musicians, Discrimination, Audiences, Fictional characters, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Bars and saloons, Musical technique, Performance criticism, Improvisation, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's
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Part Two: Politics and the Struggle for Hip Hop, Chapter Eight: We Love Hip Hop, But Does Hip Hop Love Us?
written by S. Craig Watkins; in Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 215-236
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written by S. Craig Watkins; in Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 215-236
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
S. Craig Watkins
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Beacon Press
Person Discussed
Hype Williams, 1970-
Topic / Theme
African American, Magazines (Publications), Sex industry, Popular culture, Cultural identity, Film and films, Women, Gender discrimination, Performance criticism, Adolescence, AIDS, Music industry, Performance influences, Musical technique, Performance practice, African American Music, Hip-Hop
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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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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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Part One: The South
written by David Freeland; in Ladies of Soul (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2001), 33-36
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written by David Freeland; in Ladies of Soul (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2001), 33-36
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
David Freeland
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Jim Stewart, Willie Mitchell, 1928-2010, Rick Hall, 1903-1982
Topic / Theme
Emotions and feelings, Cultural life, Musicians, Musical ensembles, Singers, Record labels, Music industry, Expression in performance, Musical technique, Music arrangement, African American Music
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The Georgia Old-Time Fiddling Contest
written by Gavin James Campbell; in Music and the Making of a New South (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004), 115-157
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written by Gavin James Campbell; in Music and the Making of a New South (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004), 115-157
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Gavin James Campbell
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Person Discussed
William Goodell Frost, Fiddlin' John Carson, 1868-1949, Horace Kephart, 1862-1931
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Social classes, Cotton mills, Migration, Discrimination, Prejudice, Cultural identity, Racial identity, Gender roles, Musicians, Education, Etiquette, Songs, Newspaper articles, Concerts, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Contests and competitions, Ethnomusicology, Musical technique, African American Music, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I,...
Caucasian American, African American, Social classes, Cotton mills, Migration, Discrimination, Prejudice, Cultural identity, Racial identity, Gender roles, Musicians, Education, Etiquette, Songs, Newspaper articles, Concerts, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Contests and competitions, Ethnomusicology, Musical technique, African American Music, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Fiddle
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Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop
written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1981), 313 page(s)
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1981), 313 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Gary Giddins, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Chapter 2: I Just Do What the Lord Say - Gospel as Women's Missionary Work
written by Jerma A. Jackson; in Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004), 38-60
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written by Jerma A. Jackson; in Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004), 38-60
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Jerma A. Jackson
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Person Discussed
Arizona Dranes, 1891-1963, Katie Bell Nubin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1915-1973
Topic / Theme
African American, Pentecostalism, Feminism, Women, Missionaries, Preaching, Worship, Social consciousness, Travel, Religious revivals, City life, Musicians, Concerts, Musical technique, Music industry, Recording sessions, Performance practice, African American Music, Gospel, Guitar, Voice, Mandolin, Piano
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