An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians (eBook)

Benjamin Franklin (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016
312 Seiten
University of South Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-61117-622-3 (ISBN)

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This comprehensive A-to-Z reference is "e;an impressive contribution to jazz history and surprisingly good reading"e; (Michael Ullman, author of Jazz Lives).This informative bookdocuments the careers of South Carolina jazz and blues musicians from the nineteenth century to the present. The musicians range from the renowned (James Brown, Dizzy Gillespie), to the notable (Freddie Green, Josh White), the largely forgotten (Fud Livingston, Josie Miles), the obscure (Lottie Frost Hightower, Horace "e;Spoons"e; Williams), and the unknown (Vince Arnold, Johnny Wilson).Though the term "e;jazz"e; is commonly understood, if difficult to define, "e;blues"e; has evolved over time to include R&B, doo-wop, and soul. Performers in these genres are also represented, as are members of the Jenkins Orphanage bands of Charleston. Also covered are nineteenth-century musicians who performed what might be called proto-jazz or proto-blues in string bands, medicine shows, vaudeville, and the like.Organized alphabetically, from Johnny Acey to Webster Young, the entries include basic biographical information, South Carolina residences, career details, compositions, recordings as leaders and as band members, films, awards, websites, and lists of resources for additional reading. Former host of Jazz in Retrospect on NPR Benjamin Franklin V has ensured biographical accuracy to the greatest degree possible by consulting numerous public documents, and information in these records permitted him to dispel myths and correct misinformation that have surrounded South Carolina's musical history for generations."e;Elucidates South Carolina as a profoundly crucial puzzle piece alongside New Orleans, Chicago, Kansas City and New York."e; -Harry Skoler, professor, Berklee College of MusicIncludes photos

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.5.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 88 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Columbia
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: American Bandstand • Awards • biographical • Blues • Blues in the Night (musical) • Blues Train • Boogie-Woogie • Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) • compositions • Dizzy Gillespie • Freddie Green • Harlem Blues and Jazz Band • James Brown • James Moody (saxophonist) • Jazz • Jazz at the Philharmonic • jazz magazine • Jazzpar Prize • Jazz Review • JazzTimes • Jenkins Orphanage • Jimi Hendrix • Les Brown (bandleader) • Live in Chicago (Stevie Nicks video) • Living Blues • musician • New Orleans Blues • Newport Jazz Festival • Nineteenth century • Primarily Jazz • recordings • South Carolina • The Sound of Jazz
• ISBN-10: 1-61117-622-0 / 1611176220
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61117-622-3 / 9781611176223