| Description |
1 online resource. |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
American made music series
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American made music series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The economic foundation of big band dance music in the Mountain State -- pt. 2. Big bands in black West Virginia, 1929-1935 -- pt. 3. West Virginia in the swing era, 1935-1942. |
| Summary |
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 Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who to. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jazz -- West Virginia -- 1931-1940 -- History and criticism.
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Jazz. |
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West Virginia. |
| Chronological Term |
1931-1940 |
| Subject |
African American coal miners -- West Virginia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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African American coal miners. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Jazz. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilkinson, Christopher, 1946- Big band jazz in black West Virginia, 1930-1942. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2012 9781617031687 (DLC) 2011020889 (OCoLC)719863490 |
| ISBN |
9781617031694 (electronic book) |
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1617031690 (electronic book) |
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1283629763 |
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9781283629768 |
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9781617031687 |
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1617031682 |
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