That's got 'em! : the life and music of Wilbur C. Sweatman / / Mark Berresford
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| Autore: |
Berresford Mark
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| Titolo: |
That's got 'em! : the life and music of Wilbur C. Sweatman / / Mark Berresford
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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 781.65092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Clarinetists - United States |
| African American jazz musicians | |
| Jazz - History and criticism | |
| Vaudeville - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Includes list of known compositions by Sweatman. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | In defense of Wilbur Sweatman : a response to his critics -- Missouri childhood -- "Pickaninnies," Ernest Hogan, and a world tour -- Circus and minstrelsy : touring life with Cornet Kings P.G. Lowery and W.C. Handy -- The anchorage for the world's marvels : the Minneapolis years -- Chicago and an entertainment revolution -- The original and much-imitated ragtime clarinetist -- Ev'rybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues -- Rainy day blues -- The ragtime dinosaur -- The daddy of the clarinet -- The silent years. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882-1961) is one of the most important, yet unheralded, African. American musicians involved in the transition of ragtime into jazz in the early twentieth. century. In That's Got 'Em! , Mark Berresford tracks this energetic pioneer over a. seven-decade career. His talent transformed every genre of black music before the. advent of rock and roll?""pickaninny"" bands, minstrelsy, circus sideshows, vaudeville. (both black and white), night clubs, and cabarets. Sweatman was the first African. American musician to be offered a long-term recording contract, and he dazzled. liste |
| Titolo autorizzato: | That's got 'em |
| ISBN: | 1-282-48490-7 |
| 9786612484902 | |
| 1-60473-371-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828174503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American made music series.