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Aretha: From These Roots
written by Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018; edited by David Ritz (New York, NY: Villard Books, 1999), 254 page(s)
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written by Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018; edited by David Ritz (New York, NY: Villard Books, 1999), 254 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Contributor
David Ritz
Author / Creator
Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Villard Books
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Crown Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. This edition of the Work published by arrangement with Random House, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Black Talk
written by Ben Sidran, 1943- (New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971), 201 page(s)
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written by Ben Sidran, 1943- (New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971), 201 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Ben Sidran, 1943-
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1971 by Ben Sidran. Reproduced by permission of Da Capo Press, a member of The Perseus Books Group.
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Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B. B. King
written by Sebastian Danchin, 1955- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1998), 156 page(s)
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written by Sebastian Danchin, 1955- (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1998), 156 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Sebastian Danchin, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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Duke Ellington: Music is My Mistress
written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974 (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 522 page(s)
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written by Duke Ellington, 1899-1974 (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973), 522 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Doubleday & Company
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4, Gospel's Second Century
directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
Gospel’s hour 4 opens in the 1990s, when a new generation of music producers, record executives and artists embraced the secular rhythms of R&B and hip-hop to modernize the gospel sound. The launch of the Platinum Age of Gospel brought commercially successful songs about faith to millions in clubs, on cable TV a...
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directed by Shayla Harris; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Media Inc. and McGee Media, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
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Gospel’s hour 4 opens in the 1990s, when a new generation of music producers, record executives and artists embraced the secular rhythms of R&B and hip-hop to modernize the gospel sound. The launch of the Platinum Age of Gospel brought commercially successful songs about faith to millions in clubs, on cable TV and on urban radio, but drew criticism that gospel music had gone too far.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Eric Thielman, fl. 2019, Kevin Burke, Inkwell Media Inc., McGee Media
Author / Creator
Shayla Harris
Date Published / Released
2024
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Gospel
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Lawrence, 1961-, Vicki Lataillade, fl. 1974, Kirk Franklin, 1970-
Person Discussed
Donald Lawrence, 1961-, Vicki Lataillade, fl. 1974, Kirk Franklin, 1970-, Thomas Jakes, 1957-, Tom Joyner, fl. 1970-2007, James Cleveland, 1931-1991
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Preaching, Black community, Churches, Musicians, Musical performances, Musical genres, Music history, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2024 McGee Media, LLC, Inkwell Media, LLC
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The High Lonesome Sound: Kentucky Mountain Music
directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1963), 33 mins
The poignant songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers of eastern Kentucky express the joys and sorrows of life among the rural poor. This classic and universally praised documentary evocatively illustrates how music and religion help Appalachians maintain their dignity and traditions in the face of change and ha...
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directed by John Cohen, 1932-; produced by John Cohen, 1932- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1963), 33 mins
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The poignant songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers of eastern Kentucky express the joys and sorrows of life among the rural poor. This classic and universally praised documentary evocatively illustrates how music and religion help Appalachians maintain their dignity and traditions in the face of change and hardship.The film features the noted Appalachian banjo picker Roscoe Holcomb and places him firmly in the context of the land and the peo...
The poignant songs of church-goers, miners, and farmers of eastern Kentucky express the joys and sorrows of life among the rural poor. This classic and universally praised documentary evocatively illustrates how music and religion help Appalachians maintain their dignity and traditions in the face of change and hardship.The film features the noted Appalachian banjo picker Roscoe Holcomb and places him firmly in the context of the land and the people with whom he spent his life."The High Lonesome Sound" will generate thought and discussion in numerous courses in American studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, the arts and humanities, sociology, and filmmaking. It was produced by renowned filmmaker and musician John Cohen.
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Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Cohen, 1932-
Author / Creator
John Cohen, 1932-
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Person Discussed
Roscoe Holcomb
Topic / Theme
Folk music, Musicians, Poverty, Church services, Bluegrass, North Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1963 Berkeley Media
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Images: Iconography of Music in African American Culture, 1700s-1920s
written by Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007 and Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002 (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299 page(s)
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written by Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007 and Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002 (New York: Garland Science, 2000), 299 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Josephine Wright, fl. 1981-2007, Eileen Jackson Southern, 1920-2002
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Garland Science
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Kennedy's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK
written by Guido van Rijn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2007), 228 page(s)
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written by Guido van Rijn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2007), 228 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Guido van Rijn
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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Mingus: A Critical Biography
written by Brian Priestley, 1946- (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1983), 284 page(s)
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written by Brian Priestley, 1946- (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1983), 284 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Brian Priestley, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Music and Some Highly Musical People
written by James M. Trotter, 1842-1892 (Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1880), 353 page(s)
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written by James M. Trotter, 1842-1892 (Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1880), 353 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
James M. Trotter, 1842-1892
Date Published / Released
1880
Publisher
Lee and Shepard Publishers
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