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Swing City : Newark Lightlife, 1925-50 /
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Foundations, 1925-36. A jazzy age, 1925 and beyond ; Pigsfeet and beer, paying the rent ; The Kid and Miss Corprew, Hal gets a horn ; The Lion and the Lamb, two Newark legends ; Tales of a runaway, Duke hits the road
- The performers, 1935-45. Ballads and blues, the city's singing sensations ; Miss Rhapsody, Newark's number one brown gal ; The comics, rollin' 'em in the aisles ; Joe Gregory, song and dance man ; The dancers, taps and terpsichore ; Dancing, frenzied and formal
- The bands, 1935-42. Newark's finest, Sultans and dictators ; Teen sensations, the Barons of Rhythm
- The clubs, 1935-44. The Kinney Club, home of the hustlers ; Son Berry and the Boston Plaza ; Mrs. Reeves and the Nest Club ; Pop Durham's Alcazar ; The Pipers, clickin' at the Pic ; Dodger's Bar and Grill, the suburban draw
- Two institutions, 1939-49. The Coleman Hotel, "For Negroes only" ; Herman Lubinsky and Savoy Records
- A new groove, 1942-50. Ike Quebec, torrid tenor ; Sarah's gonna sing, the early years ; Bopping at the Manor, a new brand of music ; The dawning of rhythm and blues
- Appendixes: Who's who of Newark nightlife, 1925-50 ; Newark bands, 1925-50 ; Big band appearances in Newark ; Clubs, theaters, halls, and hangouts.