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Live at the Village Vanguard
written by Max Gordon, 1903-1989 (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1980), 146 page(s)
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written by Max Gordon, 1903-1989 (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1980), 146 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Max Gordon, 1903-1989
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Chapter 15: Styles of Encounter IV: A Very Satisfactory Black-Music Circle
written by Christopher Small; in Music of the Common Tongue: Survival and Celebration in African American Music (Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University, 1998), 439-474
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written by Christopher Small; in Music of the Common Tongue: Survival and Celebration in African American Music (Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University, 1998), 439-474
Field of Study
American Music
Author / Creator
Christopher Small
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Wesleyan University
Topic / Theme
African American, African Caribbean, African, Imperialism, Performance influences, Immigration and emigration, Cultural assimilation, Musical meter and rhythm, African American Music
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Copyright © 1999 by Wesleyan University Press
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High Water Everywhere: Blues and Gospel Commentary on the 1927 Mississippi River Flood
written by Robert Springer; edited by Robert Springer; in Nobody Knows Where The Blues Come From: Lyrics and History (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006), 12-84
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written by Robert Springer; edited by Robert Springer; in Nobody Knows Where The Blues Come From: Lyrics and History (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006), 12-84
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Robert Springer
Author / Creator
Robert Springer
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, Big Bill Broonzy, 1893-1958, Bessie Smith, 1894-1937, Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, 1872-1933, Lonnie Johnson, 1889-1970, Melvin Jackson, 1915-1976, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1897-1929, Sippie Wallace, 1898-1986, Laura Smith, Barbecue Bob, 1902-1931, Alice Pearson, Rev. J.M. Gates, 1884-1941, Rev. Moses Mason, Charley Patton, 1891-1934, Luella Miller
Topic / Theme
African American, Floods, Disaster relief, Racism, Segregation, Musicians, Poets, Rivers, River levees, Earthquakes, Refugee camps, Musicology, Performance practice, Audio recordings, Lyrics, Folklore, Record labels, African American Music, Blues, Mississippi River Flood 1927
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Chapter 7: It's a Doggy-Dogg World - The G-Funk Era and the Post-Soul Family
written by Eithne Quinn; in Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2005), 157-188
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written by Eithne Quinn; in Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2005), 157-188
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Eithne Quinn
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Person Discussed
Snoop Dogg, 1971-, William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Topic / Theme
African American, Songs, Cultural identity, Political commentary, Music origins, Sexuality, Civil rights, Music criticism, Intergenerational conflict, Women, Race relations, Social activism and activists, Popular culture, Magazine articles, Religion, Family, Marketing and advertising, National government, Social classes, Inner city ghettos, Audio recordings, Music industry, Performance practice, L...
African American, Songs, Cultural identity, Political commentary, Music origins, Sexuality, Civil rights, Music criticism, Intergenerational conflict, Women, Race relations, Social activism and activists, Popular culture, Magazine articles, Religion, Family, Marketing and advertising, National government, Social classes, Inner city ghettos, Audio recordings, Music industry, Performance practice, Lyrics, Performance influences, African American Music, Hip-Hop
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Roosevelt's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on FDR
written by Guido van Rijn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 292 page(s)
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written by Guido van Rijn (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 292 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Guido van Rijn
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War
written by Penny M. von Eschen (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 346 page(s)
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written by Penny M. von Eschen (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 346 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Penny M. von Eschen
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong
written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 1988), 193 page(s)
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 1988), 193 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Gary Giddins, 1948-
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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1. Cotton Plant (1915-1920)
written by Gayle F. Wald; in Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2007), 14-27
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written by Gayle F. Wald; in Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2007), 14-27
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Gayle F. Wald
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Beacon Press
Person Discussed
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 1915-1973, Charles Harrison Mason, 1866-1961
Topic / Theme
African American, Birthdays, Parents, Race relations, Musicians, Family farms, Working-classes, Census, Pioneers, Cotton mills, Pentecostalism, Worship, Gender roles, Musical genres, Slavery, Racism, Racial identity, Performance influences, Performance practice, African American Music, Rock
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Staging Race: Black Performers in Turn of the Century America
written by Karen Sotiropoulos (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006), 308 page(s)
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written by Karen Sotiropoulos (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006), 308 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Karen Sotiropoulos
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Woman With Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues
written by Paul Garon, 1942- and Beth Garon (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1992), 332 page(s)
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written by Paul Garon, 1942- and Beth Garon (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1992), 332 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Paul Garon, 1942-, Beth Garon
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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