TOC: History Now - Jazz, the Blues, and American Identity
Announcing the Publication of
History Now 48, Summer 2017
Jazz, the Blues, and American Identity
The Summer 2017 issue of [http://Our Summer 2017 issue looks at the two great musical traditions that come out of the African American culture of the South: jazz and the blues.]History Nowlooks at the two great musical traditions that come out of the African American culture of the South: jazz and the blues.
The issue features four essays by experts on American music and culture:
The issue features four essays by experts on American music and culture:
Robert Johnson and the Rise of the BluesElijah Wald, Author of Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Clarksdale: Myth, Music, and Mercy in the Mississippi Delta
Shelley Ritter, Director of the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Shelley Ritter, Director of the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Charles Mingus and the Third Stream
Krin Gabbard, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies at Columbia University
Krin Gabbard, Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies at Columbia University
Songs of a Different South: The Allman Brothers’ Blues-Rock Legacy
Kerry Candaele, Documentary Filmmaker and Co-author of Bound for Glory
Also featuring:Kerry Candaele, Documentary Filmmaker and Co-author of Bound for Glory
- A mini-anthology from the Library of America of selected writings by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and others.
- An audio timeline with links to landmark recordings from 1912 to 2017.
- Lesson plans and digital resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announcements.
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Keywords
- jazz
- blues
- American History / Studies
- music
- American Identity
- Elijah Wald
- Robert Johnson
- Clarksdale
- Shelley Ritter
- Delta Blues Museum
- Charles Mingus
- Krin Gabbard
- Jazz Studies
- Blues-Rock
- Kerry Candaele
- Library of America
- Langston Hughes
- Zora Neale Hurston
- James Baldwin
- Gilder Lehrman Institute
- TOC
- table of contents
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