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Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942

Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942

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Availability:In StockContributor:Christopher WilkinsonSeries:American Made MusicPublish date:2012-09-05Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781617038228ISBN-10:1617038229UPC:9781617038228Book Category:Social Science, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Genres & Styles, United StatesBook Topic:American, Jazz, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC8H9EPR5C

Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942

Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence
Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music-Certificate of Merit (2013)

The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band...
Series: American Made Music
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of MississippiISBN-13:9781617038228ISBN-10:1617038229UPC:9781617038228Book Category:Social Science, Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Genres & Styles, United StatesBook Topic:American, Jazz, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC8H9EPR5C
Christopher Wilkinson is professor of music history at West Virginia University. He is author of Jazz on the Road: Don Albert's Musical Life. His journal articles have appeared in American Music, Black Music Research Journal, and West Virginia History.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi

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