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UE: MUS 110CL: Spirituals to Rock & Roll: The Story of How American Popular Music Conquered the World: Biographies
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Biographies of Musicians & Performers
Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century by ISBN: 1587655179Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain...these are the people who helped shape the history of music. Their stories and others are told in Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century. This five volume set offers biographical and critical essays on over 600 musicians in just about every genre imaginable, from Accordion Players to Musical Theater Composers to World Music, and everything in between.
Contemporary Black Biography by ISBN: 9781414439716Each volume of Contemporary Black Biography contains full-length biographies written in an easy-to-follow prose style, ranging from 2 to 4 pages each. Arranged alphabetically, entries are divided by subheads for quick scanning. Sections cover: Portrait (as available), Date and place of birth, Educational background, Address, Career data, Memberships, Awards received, Detailed prose essay, and Complete source citations.
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance by ISBN: 9780199574193Covers styles and movements, buildings, organizations, regions and traditions; it has a particularly strong focus on biographies
Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age by ISBN: 9780807855300Publication Date: 2004
Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music by ISBN: 9780252094095Publication Date: 2012
Blue Rhythm Fantasy by ISBN: 9780252040405Publication Date: 2016Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music's unsung heroes: the arrangers.
A Thousand Honey Creeks Later: My Life in Music From Basie to Motown -- and Beyond by ISBN: 9780819563200Publication Date: 1997
Story Behind the Protest Song: a Reference Guide to the 50 Songs That Changed the 20th Century by ISBN: 9781567206852Publication Date: 2008-10-30Protest songs are united by the fact they all have something to say, something to dispute, or something to rile against, whether it be political, social, or personal. Story Behind the Protest Song features 50 of the most influential musical protests and statements recorded
Ring Shout, Wheel About by ISBN: 9780252096112Publication Date: 2014-01-30In this ambitious project, historian Katrina Thompson examines the conceptualization and staging of race through the performance, sometimes coerced, of black dance from the slave ship to the minstrel stage. Drawing on a rich variety of sources, Thompson explicates how black musical performance was used by white Europeans and Americans to justify enslavement, perpetuate the existing racial hierarchy, and mask the brutality of the domestic slave trade.
Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia by ISBN: 9780820346137Publication Date: 2013
Hard Travelin' by ISBN: 9780819563668Publication Date: 1999Musicians and folkies came together to salute the life and legacy of Woody Guthrie, America's folk troubadour. Insights provided by scholars and critics, Hard Travelin' continues that celebration, offering a new understanding of Guthrie's contribution to America's music and culture. It is illustrated with photographs and drawings,
Guthrie's family and friends offer personal and often poignant recollections of his life.
Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream by ISBN: 9781409404972Publication Date: 2012
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