American Troubadours

Author : Lena McPhatter Gore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313033322

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The African American Theatre Directory, 1816-1960 by Lena McPhatter Gore Pdf

A comprehensive directory of more than 600 entries, this detailed ready reference features professional, semi-professional, and academic stage organizations and theatres that have been in the forefront in pioneering most of the advances that African Americans have made in the theatre. It includes groups from the early 19th century to the dawn of the revolutionary Black theatre movement of the 1960s. It is an effort to bring together into one volume information that has hitherto been scattered throughout a number of different sources. The volume begins with an illuminating foreword by Errol Hill, a noted critic, playwright, scholar and Willard Professor of Drama Emeritus, Dartmouth College. A comprehensive directory of more than 600 entries, this detailed ready reference features professional, semi-professional, and academic stage organizations and theatres that have been in the forefront in pioneering most of the advances that African Americans have made in the theatre. It includes groups from the early 19th century to the dawn of the revolutionary Black theatre movement of the 1960s. It is an effort to bring together into one volume information that has hitherto been scattered throughout a number of different sources. The volume begins with an illuminating foreword by Errol Hill, a noted critic, playwright, scholar and Willard Professor of Drama Emeritus, Dartmouth College. Included in the volume are the earliest organizations that existed before the Civil War, Black minstrel troupes, pioneer musical show companies, selected vaudeville and road show troupes, professional theatrical associations, booking agencies, stock companies, significant amateur and little theatre groups, Black units of the WPA Federal Theatre, and semi-professional groups in Harlem after the Federal Theatre. The A-Z entries are supplemented with a classified appendix that also includes additional organizations not listed in the main directory, a bibliography, and three indexes for shows, showpeople, and general subjects. Cross referencing makes related information easy to find.

Author : John Haines
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139451796

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Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvères by John Haines Pdf

This 2004 book traces the changing interpretation of troubadour and trouvere music, a repertoire of songs which have successfully maintained public interest for eight centuries, from the medieval chansonniers to contemporary rap renditions. A study of their reception therefore serves to illustrate the development of the modern concept of 'medieval music'. Important stages include sixteenth-century antiquarianism, the Enlightenment synthesis of scholarly and popular traditions and the infusion of archaeology and philology in the nineteenth century, leading to more recent theories on medieval rhythm. More often than now, writers and performers have negotiated a compromise between historical research and a more imaginative approach to envisioning the music of troubadours and trouveres. This book points not so much to a resurrection of medieval music in modern times as to a continuous tradition of interpreting these songs over eight centuries.

Author : Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1055 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199882861

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African American Lives by Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Pdf

African American Lives offers up-to-date, authoritative biographies of some 600 noteworthy African Americans. These 1,000-3,000 word biographies, selected from over five thousand entries in the forthcoming eight-volume African American National Biography, illuminate African-American history through the immediacy of individual experience. From Esteban, the earliest known African to set foot in North America in 1528, right up to the continuing careers of Venus and Serena Williams, these stories of the renowned and the near forgotten give us a new view of American history. Our past is revealed from personal perspectives that in turn inspire, move, entertain, and even infuriate the reader. Subjects include slaves and abolitionists, writers, politicians, and business people, musicians and dancers, artists and athletes, victims of injustice and the lawyers, journalists, and civil rights leaders who gave them a voice. Their experiences and accomplishments combine to expose the complexity of race as an overriding issue in America's past and present. African American Lives features frequent cross-references among related entries, over 300 illustrations, and a general index, supplemented by indexes organized by chronology, occupation or area of renown, and winners of particular honors such as the Spingarn Medal, Nobel Prize, and Pulitzer Prize.

Author : Mark Brend
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0756774748

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American Troubadours by Mark Brend Pdf

Reveals the work of 9 key singer-songwriters of the 1960s: David Ackles, David Blue, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Phil Ochs, Tom Rapp, Tim Rose, and Tom Rush. Here are tales of their classic songs including "If I Were a Carpenter," "Everybody's Talkin'," "Song to the Siren," "Hey Joe," and "No Regrets." Shows how these 9 artists each expanded the standard pop blueprint of the day and made a significant contribution to rock music's coming of age. A 32-page color section features rare and revealing photos, and a fully annotated and illustrated discography details the recorded output of the 9. Eight of them have been "rediscovered," their back-cat's. reissued and their reputations redefined. Only David Blue remains largely forgotten. Tim Buckley is the best known.

Author : Rainer E. Lotz
Publisher : Dr Rainer Lotz
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : 3980346188

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Black People by Rainer E. Lotz Pdf

Collection of essays concerning how African-American musical idioms were spread across Europe by African-American musicians

Author : Anonim
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476619316

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Calypso and Other Music of Trinidad, 1912-1962 by Anonim Pdf

Calypso, with its diverse cultural heritage, was the most significant Caribbean musical form from World War I to Trinidad and Tobago Independence in 1962. Though wildly popular in mid-1950s America, Calypso--along with other music from "the island of the hummingbird"--has been largely neglected or forgotten. This first-ever discography of the first 50 years of Trinidadian music includes all the major artists, as well as many obscure performers. Chronological entries for 78 rpm recordings give bibliographical references, periodicals, websites and the recording locations. Rare field recordings are cataloged for the first time, including East Indian and Muslim community performances and Shango and Voodoo rites. Appendices give 10-inch LP (78 rpm), 12-inch LP (33 1/3 rpm), extended play (ep) and 7-inch single (45) listings. Non-commercial field recordings, radio broadcasts and initially unissued sessions also are listed. The influence of Trinidadian music on film, and the "Calypso craze" are discussed. Audio sources are provided. Indexes list individual artists and groups, recording titles and labels.

Author : Errol G. Hill,James V. Hatch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521624436

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A History of African American Theatre by Errol G. Hill,James V. Hatch Pdf

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Author : Mark Brend
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879306416

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American Troubadours by Mark Brend Pdf

The others are still known only to relatively small groups of enthusiasts - critics, knowledgeable collectors, and other musicians. This book tells their stories."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : William Wei
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993-10-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1566391830

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The Asian American Movement by William Wei Pdf

Active for more than two decades, the Asian American movement began a middle-class reform effort to achieve racial equality, social justice, and political empowerment. In this first history and in-depth analysis of the Movement, William Wei traces to the late 1960s, the genesis of an Asian American identity, culture, and activism. Wei analyzes the Asian American women's movement, the alternative press, Asian American involvement in electoral politics. Interviews with many key participants in the Movement and photographs of Asian American demonstrations and events enliven this portrayal of the Movement's development, breadth, and conflicts.

Author : Will Kaufman
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748631537

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American Culture in the 1970s by Will Kaufman Pdf

The 1970s was one of the most culturally vibrant periods in American history. This book discusses the dominant cultural forms of the 1970s - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; popular music and style; public space and spectacle - and the decade's most influential practitioners and texts: from Toni Morrison to All in the Family, from Diane Arbus to Bruce Springsteen, from M.A.S.H. to Taxi Driver and from disco divas to Vietnam protesters. In response to those who consider the seventies the time of disco, polyester and narcissism, this book rewrites the critical engagement with one of America's most misunderstood decades.Key Features*Focused case studies featuring key texts and influential writers, artists, directors and musicians*Chronology of 1970s American Culture*Bibliographies for each chapter and a general bibliography on 1970s Culture*14 black-and-white illustrations

Author : Dick Weissman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501344176

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A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music by Dick Weissman Pdf

Building on his 2006 book, Which Side Are You On?, Dick Weissman's A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music presents a provocative discussion of the history, evolution, and current status of folk music in the United States and Canada. North American folk music achieved a high level of popular acceptance in the late 1950s. When it was replaced by various forms of rock music, it became a more specialized musical niche, fragmenting into a proliferation of musical styles. In the pop-folk revival of the 1960s, artists were celebrated or rejected for popularizing the music to a mass audience. In particular the music seemed to embrace a quest for authenticity, which has led to endless explorations of what is or is not faithful to the original concept of traditional music. This book examines the history of folk music into the 21st century and how it evolved from an agrarian style as it became increasingly urbanized. Scholar-performer Dick Weissman, himself a veteran of the popularization wars, is uniquely qualified to examine the many controversies and musical evolutions of the music, including a detailed discussion of the quest for authenticity, and how various musicians, critics, and fans have defined that pursuit.

Author : Jen Wilson
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786834089

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Freedom Music by Jen Wilson Pdf

This book reclaims for Wales the history and culture of a music that eventually emerged as jazz in the 1920s, its tendrils and roots extending back to slave songs and abolition campaign songs, and Swansea’s long-forgotten connection with Cincinnati, Ohio. The main themes of the book are to illustrate and emphasise the strong links between emerging African American music in the USA and the development of jazz in mainstream popular culture in Wales; the emancipation and contribution of Welsh women to the music and its social-cultural heritage; and an historical appraisal as the music journeyed towards the Second World War and into living memory. The jazz story is set amid the politics, socio-cultural and feminist history of the time from whence the music emerged – which begs the question ‘When Was Jazz?’ (to echo Gwyn A. Williams in 1985, who asked ‘When Was Wales?’). If jazz is described as ‘the music of protest and rebellion’, then there was certainly plenty going on during the jazz age in Wales.

Author : Jeannie Gayle Pool
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781461737346

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Peggy Gilbert & Her All-Girl Band by Jeannie Gayle Pool Pdf

In Peggy Gilbert & Her All-Girl Band, Jeannie Gayle Pool profiles the fascinating life of this multi-talented saxophone player, arranger, bandleader, and advocate for women instrumental musicians. Based on oral history interviews and Gilbert's collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia, this book includes many materials not previously available on all-women bands from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : CHI:101445571

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The American Universal Cyclopædia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Orr Manning
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781463438838

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Camera of the Mind by Stephen Orr Manning Pdf

Blues and birdsong flamenco and flowing rivers rain and restless feet storms and Southern "patois" The poems of a young Southern boy who joined the military, travelled the world, got an education, made a whole big bunch of friends, came home to the woods and walks there often, happily watching birds and watching the world pass by, occasionally saying a few words at it, with a laugh and a shake of the head.