Big band jazz in black West Virginia, 1930-1942 /

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, 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilkinson, Christopher, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2012.
Colección:American made music series.
Temas:
1900 - 1999
Jazz > West Virginia > 1931-1940 > History and criticism.
African American coal miners > West Virginia > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Jazz > Virginie-Occidentale > 1931-1940 > Histoire et critique.
Mineurs de charbon noirs américains > Virginie-Occidentale > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
Jazz
West Virginia
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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