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Cook's Tour of Stereo
(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
Cook Laboratories takes you on a tour of the world of hi-fi sound, by taking you on a tour of the world. Stop by Boston's Symphony Hall to hear a preview of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Suite, then to Seville to relish the flamenco singers, to Port of Spain, Trinidad for some calypso and to Martinique for begu...
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(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
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Cook Laboratories takes you on a tour of the world of hi-fi sound, by taking you on a tour of the world. Stop by Boston's Symphony Hall to hear a preview of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Suite, then to Seville to relish the flamenco singers, to Port of Spain, Trinidad for some calypso and to Martinique for beguine, all before heading off to Detroit's Fox Theater to hear Reginald Foort play the great organ. And there's still time to catch New...
Cook Laboratories takes you on a tour of the world of hi-fi sound, by taking you on a tour of the world. Stop by Boston's Symphony Hall to hear a preview of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Suite, then to Seville to relish the flamenco singers, to Port of Spain, Trinidad for some calypso and to Martinique for beguine, all before heading off to Detroit's Fox Theater to hear Reginald Foort play the great organ. And there's still time to catch New Orleans for some blues by Lizzie Miles & Red Camp and Dixieland jazz by the Tony Almerico gang. This recording is for anyone who enjoys a cruise.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Non-music sound recording
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
Cook Records
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Gospel, Season 1, Episode 2, The Golden Age of Gospel
directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Eric Thielman, fl. 2019, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
Starting in the 1940s, Gospel’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel -- the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music and the segregated highways of the American South -- through the successful careers of Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. As the lines between the sacred and secular blur, gospel...
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directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Eric Thielman, fl. 2019, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
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Starting in the 1940s, Gospel’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel -- the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music and the segregated highways of the American South -- through the successful careers of Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. As the lines between the sacred and secular blur, gospel music becomes the powerful soundtrack of the freedom struggle.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc., McGee Media
Author / Creator
Shayla Harris
Date Published / Released
2024
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Gospel
Person Discussed
Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018, Sam Cooke, 1931-1964, Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972
Topic / Theme
Performing arts, Black community, Spirituality, African-Americans, Music history, Musical ensembles, Christianity, Preaching, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2024 McGee Media, LLC, Inkwell Media, LLC
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Gospel, Season 1, Episode 3, Take the Message Everywhere
directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999; produced by Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
Gospel’s hour 3 reveals how gospel was going mainstream and family dynasties, many raised in the Church of God in Christ, would dominate the charts. Meanwhile, other children of the church used their heavenly voice to influence soul music. As gospel artists took the message everywhere, Black pastors continued to...
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directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999; produced by Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999 and Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
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Gospel’s hour 3 reveals how gospel was going mainstream and family dynasties, many raised in the Church of God in Christ, would dominate the charts. Meanwhile, other children of the church used their heavenly voice to influence soul music. As gospel artists took the message everywhere, Black pastors continued to distinguish their message through a prophetic voice and sound with sermonettes.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-, Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018, Kevin Burke, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Inkwell Media Inc., McGee Media
Author / Creator
Stacey Holman, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2024
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Gospel
Topic / Theme
Ministers, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Black community, Spirituality, African-Americans, Music history, Musical ensembles, Preaching, Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination, Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2024 McGee Media, LLC, Inkwell Media, LLC
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