| Description |
xvii, 477 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-445) and index. |
| Contents |
Bill Stepp : retreat across America -- Kelly Pace : coworker in the kingdom of culture -- Ora Dell Graham : a little black girl from Mississippi -- Christine and Katherine Shipp : in a chromatic light -- Nashville Washboard Band : something out of nothing -- Vera Hall : the life that we live -- Bozie Sturdivant : a song that went with him -- Pete Steele : it's what folks do -- Texas Gladden : from here to the Mississippi -- Luther Strong : way behind his time -- Charlie Butler : call me to home -- Jess Morris : boiled shirt and cowboy boots. |
| Summary |
Highlights the stories behind thirteen field recordings captured between 1934 and 1942, focusing on the experiences of the people--ranging from students to prisoners--who contributed to the recordings. |
| Subject |
Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
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Folk music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Field recordings -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780252036880 cloth |
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0252036883 cloth |
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