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Blues & Jazz Obscurities (1923-1931)
performed by Sammie (Sammy) Lewis, Blues & Jazz Obscurities (1923-1931) (Document Records, 2000), 8 page(s)
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performed by Sammie (Sammy) Lewis, Blues & Jazz Obscurities (1923-1931) (Document Records, 2000), 8 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Sammie (Sammy) Lewis
Author / Creator
Sammie (Sammy) Lewis
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Sammie (Sammy) Lewis
Topic / Theme
American, Jazz music, Rhythm and blues music, Audio recordings, Jazz Blues, Voice
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Gospel, Season 1, Episode 1, The Gospel Train
directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Public Broadcasting Service and Weta Washington, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
Gospel’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and instrumentation of blues and jazz with lyrics about God’s goodness. Like the blues, gospel would become a commodity, but one built by Black...
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directed by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018 and Kevin Burke, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Public Broadcasting Service and Weta Washington, in Gospel, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2024), 53 mins
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Gospel’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and instrumentation of blues and jazz with lyrics about God’s goodness. Like the blues, gospel would become a commodity, but one built by Black-owned publishing companies like Martin and Morris and sustained by Black audiences.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-, Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Shayla Harris, Chelsea Adewunmi, fl. 2018, Kevin Burke, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Public Broadcasting Service, Weta Washington
Author / Creator
Stacey Holman, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2024
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Gospel
Person Discussed
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1915-1973, Mahalia Jackson, 1911-1972, Thomas Andrew 'Georgia Tom' Dorsey, 1899-1993, Rev. John M. Gates, 1884-1945, Clarence Cobbs, 1908-1979, Kenneth Morris, 1917-1989, Sallie Martin, 1895-1988
Topic / Theme
Baptist, Music composition, Music works, Ministers, Preaching, Black community, Jazz music, Rhythm and blues music, Religious reform, Performing arts life, National Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. Formed, 1895, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2024 McGee Media, LLC, Inkwell Media, LLC
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Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 2 (1939-1946)
performed by Mae Hopkins, Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 2 (1939-1946) (Document Records, 1996), 4 page(s)
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performed by Mae Hopkins, Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 2 (1939-1946) (Document Records, 1996), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Mae Hopkins
Author / Creator
Mae Hopkins
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Pete Johnson, 1904-1967
Topic / Theme
American, Jazz music, Rhythm and blues music, Audio recordings, Jazz Blues, Voice
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