An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians - Benjamin Franklin V

An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians

Buch | Hardcover
352 Seiten
2016
University of South Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-61117-621-6 (ISBN)
57,30 inkl. MwSt
Documents 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), to the largely forgotten (Fud Livingston, Josie Miles), to the obscure (Lottie Frost Hightower, Horace “Spoons” Williams), to the unknown (Vince Arnold, Johnny Wilson).
In An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians, Benjamin Franklin V documents 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), to the largely forgotten (Fud Livingston, Josie Miles),to the obscure (Lottie Frost Hightower, Horace ""Spoons"" Williams), to the unknown (Vince Arnold, Johnny Wilson).

Though the term ""jazz"" is commonly understood, if difficult to define, ""blues"" has evolved over time to include rhythm and blues, doo-wop, and soul music. Performers in these genres are represented, as are members of the Jenkins Orphanage bands of Charleston. The volume also treats 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 book's entries include basic biographical information, South Carolina residences, career details, compositions, recordings as leaders and as band members, films, awards, Web sites, and lists of resources for additional reading. Franklin has ensured biographical accuracy to the greatest degree possible by consulting such sources as the census, military registers, passport applications, and other public documents including, when law permitted, death certificates. Information in these records permitted him to dispel myths and correct misinformation that have surrounded South Carolina's musical history for generations.

Benjamin Franklin V is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of South Carolina, USA. He holds a Ph.D. from Ohio University and is the author of several books including The Other John Adams, 1705-1740; The Portable Anais Nin; and Jazz and Blues Musicians of South Carolina: Interviews with Jabbo, Dizzy, Drink, and Others published by the University of South Carolina Press. Franklin hosted the program Jazz in Retrospect on the South Carolina Educational Radio Network and NPR from 1977 until 1992.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 88 black & white illustrations
Verlagsort South Carolina
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Jazz / Blues
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Allgemeines / Lexika
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10 1-61117-621-2 / 1611176212
ISBN-13 978-1-61117-621-6 / 9781611176216
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