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The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane) (1927-1929)
performed by The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes And Sane), The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane) (1927-1929) (Document Records, 1990), 4 page(s)
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performed by The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes And Sane), The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane) (1927-1929) (Document Records, 1990), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes And Sane)
Author / Creator
The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes And Sane)
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Jack Kelly, 1927-1992
Topic / Theme
African American, Music origins, Performance criticism, Recording sessions, Country/Rural Blues, Guitar
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Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, The Untold Story of a Musical Genius
written by Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2010), 274 page(s)
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written by Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2010), 274 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Steven Roby, Brad Schreiber
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Rock
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Big Bill Broonzy: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 10
performed by Big Bill Broonzy, 1893-1958, Big Bill Broonzy: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 10 (Document Records, 1993), 4 page(s)
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performed by Big Bill Broonzy, 1893-1958, Big Bill Broonzy: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 10 (Document Records, 1993), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1940
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Big Bill Broonzy, 1893-1958
Author / Creator
Big Bill Broonzy, 1893-1958
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
John Hammond, 1910-1987, Lil Green, 1919-1954, Peter Chatman, John Len Chatman, 1915-1988, Brownie McGhee, 1915-1996, Josh Altheimer, 1910-1940
Topic / Theme
African American, Artistic collaboration, Recording sessions, Performance criticism, Country/Rural Blues, Guitar
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Black Music
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1968), 225 page(s)
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 Music
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The Modern Scene
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; in Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that Developed from It. (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1963), 187-248
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
Person Discussed
John Coltrane, 1926-1967, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Count Basie, 1904-1984, Lester Young, 1909-1959, Miles Davis, 1926-1991, Ornette Coleman, 1930-2000, Cecil Percival Taylor, 1929-2018, Coleman Hawkins, 1904-1969, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955, Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950...
Caucasian American, African American, Cultural identity, Discrimination, Racial integration, Segregation, Nomenclature, Musical ensembles, Fads, Cultural life, Musicians, Performance influences, Performance practice, Music arrangement, Musical technique, Musical meter and rhythm, Bars and saloons, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Improvisation, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's, Saxophone, Piano, Drum kit, Big band, Bass, double, Trumpet
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Discography and Notes
written by Ray Charles, 1930-2004 and David Ritz; in Brother Ray: Ray Charles’ Own Story (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2003), 341-364
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written by Ray Charles, 1930-2004 and David Ritz; in Brother Ray: Ray Charles’ Own Story (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2003), 341-364
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ray Charles, 1930-2004, David Ritz
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Ray Charles, 1930-2004
Topic / Theme
Music criticism, Songs, Performance influences, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Performance criticism, Artistic collaboration, Recording sessions, African American Music
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Charley Jordan Vol. 1 (1930-1931)
performed by Charley Jordan, 1890-1954, Charley Jordan Vol. 1 (1930-1931) (Document Records, 1992), 4 page(s)
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performed by Charley Jordan, 1890-1954, Charley Jordan Vol. 1 (1930-1931) (Document Records, 1992), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Charley Jordan, 1890-1954
Author / Creator
Charley Jordan, 1890-1954
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Lead Belly Ledbetter, 1885-1949, Peetie Wheatstraw, 1902-1941, Big Joe Williams, 1903-1982, Walter Davis, Lonnie Johnson, 1889-1970, Blind Boy Fuller, 1908-1941
Topic / Theme
African American, Music origins, Performance criticism, Recording sessions, Country/Rural Blues, Guitar
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Charley Jordan Vol. 3 (1935-1937)
performed by Charley Jordan, 1890-1954, Charley Jordan Vol. 3 (1935-1937) (Document Records, 1992), 4 page(s)
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performed by Charley Jordan, 1890-1954, Charley Jordan Vol. 3 (1935-1937) (Document Records, 1992), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Charley Jordan, 1890-1954
Author / Creator
Charley Jordan, 1890-1954
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Document Records
Person Discussed
Peetie Wheatstraw, 1902-1941, Leroy Henderson, Verdi Lee, Big Joe Williams, 1903-1982, Casey Bill Weldon, 1909-1960
Topic / Theme
African American, Veterans (Armed services), Performance criticism, Recording sessions, Country/Rural Blues, Guitar
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Improvising the Text: Euro America and African American Approaches to Jazz Narrative
written by Jon Panish; in The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 139-161
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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), 139-161
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
Jack Kerouac, 1922-1969, Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014, John Clellon Holmes, 1926-1988, Charlie Parker, 1920-1955
Topic / Theme
Caucasian American, African American, Writers, Literary criticism, Fiction, Performance criticism, Racial identity, Musicians, Fictional characters, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Music arrangement, Performance influences, Improvisation, Beat Generation, 1950's-1960's
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Cross the Water Blues: African American Music in Europe
edited by Neil A. Wynn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2007), 289 page(s)
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edited by Neil A. Wynn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2007), 289 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Neil A. Wynn
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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