Before Seattle Rocked
A City and Its Music
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2015
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99687-5 (ISBN)
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99687-5 (ISBN)
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Seattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession of making it, the importance and contribution of Seattle's musicians have been routinely overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills that gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from the 1890s to the 1960s, "before Seattle rocked."
For this once-remote city, music forged links as real as those created by railroads and steamships. Classical music embodied the middle-class aspirations for gentility and cosmopolitan stature; jazz and blues gave Seattle's small African American community a vehicle for affirmation and economic advancement; ethnic music helped immigrants adjust to a new home; songs and drumming kept the memories of the Duwamish alive in a changing world. Before Seattle Rocked is enlivened by personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and is enriched by historic photos of the changing music scene.
Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyo22tC6PkQ&feature=channel_video_title
Before Seattle Rocked was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.
For this once-remote city, music forged links as real as those created by railroads and steamships. Classical music embodied the middle-class aspirations for gentility and cosmopolitan stature; jazz and blues gave Seattle's small African American community a vehicle for affirmation and economic advancement; ethnic music helped immigrants adjust to a new home; songs and drumming kept the memories of the Duwamish alive in a changing world. Before Seattle Rocked is enlivened by personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and is enriched by historic photos of the changing music scene.
Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyo22tC6PkQ&feature=channel_video_title
Before Seattle Rocked was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.
Kurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singer-songwriter. He has played music of many genres and has written numerous historical articles and three books, including Orphan Road. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Cedar, and is a proud card-carrying member of the Musicians' Union of Seattle Local 76-493.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Song of the Duwamish
2. Gaslight Serenade
3. Music on the Make
4. Musician's Dream
5. Easing Depression
6. Wartime Whoopie
7. Dizzy Decade
8. Groovin' High
9. Carrying the Torch
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Before Seattle Rocked |
| Zusatzinfo | 50 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Seattle |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 705 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-295-99687-0 / 0295996870 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-295-99687-5 / 9780295996875 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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