Spreadin' rhythm around : Black popular songwriters, 1880-1930 / David A. Jasen and Gene Jones.
Spreadin' rhythm around : Black popular songwriters, 1880-1930 / David A. Jasen and Gene Jones.
Spreadin' rhythm around : Black popular songwriters, 1880-1930 / David A. Jasen and Gene Jones.
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New York ; Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1998.
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N781.6409239/1
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English
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xxvi, 435 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prologue: Before Pop -- Ch. 1. "In the Evening by the Moonlight": The Minstrel Era and the Beginnings of Tin Pan Alley. James A. Bland. Gussie L. Davis -- Ch. 2. "Stay in Your Own Back Yard": Black Songwriters of the Coon Song Era. Irving Jones. Ernest Hogan. Bert Williams -- Ch. 3. "Tell me, Dusky...
James P. Johnson. Fats Waller.
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New York ; Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1998.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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While most people are aware of the classic white songwriters of the '20s and '30s, few realize that many of the best-loved songs of this era were written by African Americans. Rarely given their due, and covered only briefly in standard pop song histories, these important writers are finally highlighted in this landmark work. Based on new research,...
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Spreadin' rhythm around : Black popular songwriters, 1880-1930 / David A. Jasen and Gene Jones.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-420) and indexes.
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c1998.
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N781.6409239/1
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74VM0LOlXrNb
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0028647424 :
9780028647425
0028647424
9780028647425 :
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781.64092396073
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991001759099702626
