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Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement
written by S. Craig Watkins (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 306 page(s)
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written by S. Craig Watkins (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 306 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
S. Craig Watkins
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Beacon Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Hip-Hop
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His Eye Is On the Sparrow: An Autobiography
written by Ethel Waters, 1896-1977 and Charles Samuels (Da Capo Press, 1992), 278 page(s)
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written by Ethel Waters, 1896-1977 and Charles Samuels (Da Capo Press, 1992), 278 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Ethel Waters, 1896-1977, Charles Samuels
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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The History of the Blues
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (New York, NY: Hyperion, 1995), 309 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (New York, NY: Hyperion, 1995), 309 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Hyperion
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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Portraits of an Artist, Chapter 4: "Give Me a Paper and a Pen"
written by Michael Eric Dyson, 1958-; in Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur (New York, NY: Basic Civitas Books, 2001), 115-150
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written by Michael Eric Dyson, 1958-; in Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur (New York, NY: Basic Civitas Books, 2001), 115-150
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Michael Eric Dyson, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Person Discussed
Tupac Amaru Shakur, 1971-1996, Toni Morrison, 1931-2019, Stanley Crouch, 1945-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Creativity, Music origins, Social classes, Music criticism, City life, Inner city ghettos, Symbolism, Intergenerational conflict, Popular culture, Threats of violence, Gender discrimination, Women, Musical genres, Language and linguistics, Performance influences, Expression in performance, Performance criticism, African American Music, Hip-Hop
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In Search of the Blues
written by Marybeth Hamilton (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2008), 302 page(s)
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written by Marybeth Hamilton (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2008), 302 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Marybeth Hamilton
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Basic Books
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Blues
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkMoore, Dorothy Rudd
written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
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written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 7 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Dorothy Rudd Moore, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Performance criticism, Expression in performance, African American Music
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Moore, Dorothy Rudd
written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 240-246
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written by Helen Walker-Hill; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 240-246
Field of Study
American Music
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Helen Walker-Hill
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Dorothy Rudd Moore, 1940-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Performance criticism, Expression in performance, African American Music
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Jazz: America's Classical Music
written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004 (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 246 page(s)
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written by Grover Sales, 1920-2004 (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984), 246 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Grover Sales, 1920-2004
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Prentice-Hall
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Jazz and its Discontents: A Francis Davis Reader
written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
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written by Francis Davis, 1946- (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2004), 336 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Jazz
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Chapter 6: "My Teacher Is the Human Heart": The Human Music of Milford Graves
written by Paul Austerlitz and Milford Graves, 1941-; in Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2005), 189-215
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written by Paul Austerlitz and Milford Graves, 1941-; in Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University, 2005), 189-215
Field of Study
American Music
Author / Creator
Paul Austerlitz, Milford Graves, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Wesleyan University
Person Discussed
Milford Graves, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Racism, Film and films, Cultural identity, Alternative medicine, Philosophy, Music education, Performance criticism, Musical meter and rhythm, Improvisation
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