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Out of sight : the rise of African American popular music, 1889-1895 /

A landmark study, based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a variety of contemporaneous sources, especially African American community newspapers, Out of Sight examines musical personalities, issues, and events in context. It confronts the inescapable marketplace conc...

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Main Author: Abbott, Lynn, 1946-
Contributors: Seroff, Doug.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2002.
Series:American made music series
Subjects and Genres:
To 1901
Geschichte 1889-1895
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Popular music > United States > To 1901 > History and criticism.
Musique populaire > États-Unis > Jusqu'à 1901 > Histoire et critique.
African Americans > Music.
Popular music.
Afroamerikanische Musik
Populaire muziek.
Blues.
Jazz.
Negers.
African Americans > History and criticism > Songs.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Music.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Musique.
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Summary: A landmark study, based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a variety of contemporaneous sources, especially African American community newspapers, Out of Sight examines musical personalities, issues, and events in context. It confronts the inescapable marketplace concessions musicians made to the period's prevailing racist sentiment. It describes the worldwide travels of jubilee singing companies, the plight of the great black prima donnas, and the evolution of "authentic" African American minstrels. Generously reproducing newspapers and photographs, Out of Sight puts a face on musical activity in the tightly knit black communities of the day. Drawing on hard-to-access archival sources and song collections, the book is of crucial importance for understanding the roots of ragtime, blues, jazz, and gospel. Essential for comprehending the evolution and dissemination of African American popular music from 1900 to the present, Out of Sight paints a rich picture of musical variety, personalities, issues, and changes during the period that shaped American popular music and culture for the next hundred years [Publisher description]
Physical Description: xvii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 1578064996
9781578064991
9781604732443
160473244X

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