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Jazz and Blues Musicians of South Carolina: Interviews with Jabbo, Dizzy, Drink, and Others
Benjamin Franklin V
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Hardcover. Presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State. This book features performers who recall their love affairs with the sounds of jazz and blues, indoctrinations into the musical word, early gigs, life on the tour bus, fans, drugs, military service, and amateur night at the Apollo Theater. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
This book offers an oral history of musical genres from the Palmetto state musicians who helped define the sounds.From Jabbo Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, and Drink Small to Johnny Helms, Dick Goodwin, and Chris Potter, South Carolina has been home to an impressive number of well-known jazz and blues musicians. Through richly detailed interviews with 19 South Carolina musicians, Franklin presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State.Franklin takes as his subjects a range of musicians born between 1905 and 1971, representing every decade in between, to trace the progression of ... Read more
This book offers an oral history of musical genres from the Palmetto state musicians who helped define the sounds.From Jabbo Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, and Drink Small to Johnny Helms, Dick Goodwin, and Chris Potter, South Carolina has been home to an impressive number of well-known jazz and blues musicians. Through richly detailed interviews with 19 South Carolina musicians, Franklin presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State.Franklin takes as his subjects a range of musicians born between 1905 and 1971, representing every decade in between, to trace the progression of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570037436
SKU
V9781570037436
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About Benjamin Franklin V
Benjamin Franklin V is a distinguished professor emeritus of English at the University of South Carolina. He hosted the program Jazz in Retrospect on ETV Radio from 1977 until 1992. Franklin has published numerous books, articles, and reviews on American literature and jazz, including Recollections of Anais Nin: By Her Contemporaries.
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