Spreadin' Rhythms Around by David A Jasen

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Spreadin' Rhythms Around by David A Jasen

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Spreadin' Rhythms Around by David A Jasen

Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930 is a classic work on a little-studied subject in American music history: the contribution of African-American songwriters to the world of popular song. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as thoroughly researched and entertainingly written, this work documents the careers of songwriters like James A. Bland (Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny), Bert Williams (Nobody), W. C. Handy (St. Louis Blues), Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake (I'm Just Wild About Harry), and many more. Richly illustrated with rare photographs from sheet music, newspapers, and other unique sources, the book documents an entire era of performance when black singers, dancers, and actors were active on the New York stage.

In sheer depth of research, new information, and full coverage, Spreadin' Rhythm Around offers a comprehensive picture of the contributions of black musicians to American popular song. For anyone interested in the history of jazz, pop song, or Broadway, this book will be a revelation.

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Dave Jasen is a world-renowned authority on ragtime and popular song. A Professor of Communications at C.W. Post College, he is the author of numerous books, including Rags and Ragtime (with Trebor J. Tichenor) and Tin Pan Alley . Gene Jones is an actor and ragtime historian. Jansen and Jones togetehr have written two previous books, Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black Popular Songwriters 1880-1930 , a winner of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for best music book, and That American Rag: The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast .
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780028647425
ISBN 10 0028647424
Title Spreadin' Rhythms Around
Author David A Jasen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Music Sales Ltd
Year published 1998-08-01
Number of pages 452
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.