{"title":"Dan Gutstein","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"poor-gal-book-dan-gutstein-9781496849359","title":"Poor Gal","description":"Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the \"Liza Jane\" family of songs,  including the most popular variant \"Li’l Liza Jane.\" Likely originating among enslaved people on southern plantations, the songs are still performed and recorded centuries later.  Evidence for these tunes as part of the repertoire of enslaved people comes from the Works Progress Administration ex-slave narratives that detail a range of lyrics and performance rituals related to \"Liza Jane.\" Civil War soldiers and minstrel troupes eventually adopted certain variants, including \"Goodbye Liza Jane.\" This version of the song prospered in the racist environment of burnt cork minstrelsy.  Other familiar variants, such as \"Little Liza Jane,\" likely remained fixed in folk tradition until early twentieth-century sheet music popularized the melody.  New genres and a slate of stellar performers broadly adopted these folk songs, bringing the tunes to far-reaching listeners. In 1960, to an audience of more than thirty million viewers, Harry Belafonte performed \"Little Liza Jane\" on CBS. The song was featured on such popular radio shows as Fibber McGee \u0026amp; Molly; films such as Coquette; and a Mickey Mouse animation. Hundreds of recognizable performers—including Fats Domino, Bing Crosby, Nina Simone, Mississippi John Hurt, and Pete Seeger—embraced the \"Liza Jane\" family. David Bowie even released \"Liza Jane\" as his first single. Gutstein documents these famous renditions, as well as lesser-known characters integral to the song’s history. Drawing upon a host of cultural insights from experts—including Eileen Southern, Carl Sandburg, Thomas Talley, LeRoi Jones\/Amiri Baraka, Charles Wolfe, Langston Hughes, and Alan Lomax—Gutstein charts the cross-cultural implications of a voyage unlike any other in the history of American folk music.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50698738958609,"sku":"NGR9781496849359","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51328830538001,"sku":"CIN1496849353VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52120249893137,"sku":"NLS9781496849359","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52819148341521,"sku":"CIN1496849353G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1496849353.jpg?v=1763480449"},{"product_id":"buildings-without-murders-book-dan-gutstein-9781647645779","title":"Buildings Without Murders","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51044944871697,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51044947951889,"sku":"NIN9781647645779","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52406568878353,"sku":"NLS9781647645779","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1647645778.jpg?v=1750863957"},{"product_id":"poor-gal-book-dan-gutstein-9781496849342","title":"Poor Gal","description":"Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the \"Liza Jane\" family of songs,  including the most popular variant \"Li’l Liza Jane.\" Likely originating among enslaved people on southern plantations, the songs are still performed and recorded centuries later.  Evidence for these tunes as part of the repertoire of enslaved people comes from the Works Progress Administration ex-slave narratives that detail a range of lyrics and performance rituals related to \"Liza Jane.\" Civil War soldiers and minstrel troupes eventually adopted certain variants, including \"Goodbye Liza Jane.\" This version of the song prospered in the racist environment of burnt cork minstrelsy.  Other familiar variants, such as \"Little Liza Jane,\" likely remained fixed in folk tradition until early twentieth-century sheet music popularized the melody.  New genres and a slate of stellar performers broadly adopted these folk songs, bringing the tunes to far-reaching listeners. In 1960, to an audience of more than thirty million viewers, Harry Belafonte performed \"Little Liza Jane\" on CBS. The song was featured on such popular radio shows as Fibber McGee \u0026amp; Molly; films such as Coquette; and a Mickey Mouse animation. Hundreds of recognizable performers—including Fats Domino, Bing Crosby, Nina Simone, Mississippi John Hurt, and Pete Seeger—embraced the \"Liza Jane\" family. David Bowie even released \"Liza Jane\" as his first single. Gutstein documents these famous renditions, as well as lesser-known characters integral to the song’s history. Drawing upon a host of cultural insights from experts—including Eileen Southern, Carl Sandburg, Thomas Talley, LeRoi Jones\/Amiri Baraka, Charles Wolfe, Langston Hughes, and Alan Lomax—Gutstein charts the cross-cultural implications of a voyage unlike any other in the history of American folk music.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52120264802577,"sku":"NLS9781496849342","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781496849342.jpg?v=1763478972"},{"product_id":"metacarpalism-book-dan-gutstein-9781956692051","title":"Metacarpalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur topnotch team of data-driven barflies has been puzzling-out, nay, teasing-out the concentric layers inherent to \u003cem\u003eMetacarpalism\u003c\/em\u003e, by examining the thing's, ehh, annual rings. Or maybe \u003cem\u003eMetacarpalism \u003c\/em\u003efunctions as a series of intersecting circles -- kind of like the rings left by our shot glasses on the bar. Because, yes! You've got a self-referential (\"Meta\") exploration of applause (\"carpal\") aligning itself with (\"ism\") a tender, tender moment [c.f., \"love making\"] that nevertheless flips us off. And there you are, atmospherically speaking: popsicle flubbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkay, let's try this again. We've been meaning to discuss with you the whereabouts of the potato masher. Look: please: please: tell us, tell us immediately where you placed it, because by now, we are worried for its safety. We would like to restore the device to its rightful place on the granite countertop beside the lone ripening pluot. Does this ring a bell bottom? In short, \u003cem\u003eMetacarpalism \u003c\/em\u003eoffers you cotton tube socks (with the ridiculous green stripes) when you require a change of t-shirt. It's three a.m. You can see your breath. Above you, a preposterous ruckus of blue jays caucuses amid the alloys of their copious disagreements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou could receive one parcel of nibbled government stimulus fromage or one parcel of nibbled government stimulus crayons. When along comes \u003cem\u003eMetacarpalism \u003c\/em\u003evia Media Mail. Nibbled! The days are growing longer and just maybe, this book has anticipated your request. Just maybe, all will be forgiven. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52137764749585,"sku":"NLS9781956692051","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781956692051.jpg?v=1757559067"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-dan-gutstein.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}