The producer : John Hammond and the soul of American music / Dunstan Prial.
The producer : John Hammond and the soul of American music / Dunstan Prial.
The producer : John Hammond and the soul of American music / Dunstan Prial.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N781.64092/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 347 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Dunstan Prial's biography shows Hammond's life to have been an effort to transcend his privileged upbringing. A Vanderbilt on his mother's side, Hammond grew up in a mansion in Manhattan. As a boy, he would sneak out at night and go uptown to Harlem to hear jazz in speakeasies. As a young man, he crusaded for racial equality in the music world and...
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The producer : John Hammond and the soul of American music / Dunstan Prial.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes discography : p. [313]-326.
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N781.64092/5
Record Identifier
74VKvb4j5oNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvb4j5oNZ
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ISBN
0374113041 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780374113049 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
781.64092 B
MMS ID
991021652259702626
