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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786878203321

Autore

Conforth Bruce M. <1950->

Titolo

African American folksong and American cultural politics [[electronic resource] ] : the Lawrence Gellert story / / Bruce M. Conforth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8108-8489-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

American folk music and musicians series ; ; no. 19

Disciplina

782.42162

782.4216296073

Soggetti

African Americans - Music - History and criticism

Folk music - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

In African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story, scholar and musician Bruce Conforth tells the story of one of the most unusual collections of African American folk music ever amassed-and the remarkable story of the man who produced it: Lawrence Gellert.