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Amid the hard times of the Depression new dances, the Lindy Hop and Swing, caught on at the dance halls of New York even as the jobless lined the streets and drought ruined Midwest farms. Jazz, during 1929 through 1935, lifted the nation's spirit. Record sales boomed while Armstrong became a major entertainer as singer, trumpeter, band leader, radio and film performer. Ellington's elegance, compositions, brilliant band films and recordings created...
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A documentary that examines the struggles of black rock musicians and the industry's ambivalence towards them by combining scintillating performance footage and provocative interview clips. Director Raymond Gayle spent the better part of a year traveling around the United States, interviewing many of black rock's elite including Fishbone, Vernon Reid, Adam Falcon, Jimi Hazel, and more. Also attempts to dissect the stigma black rock musicians face...
89) The cry of jazz
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An essay on the politics of music and race and a forecast of what Edward O. Bland called "the death of jazz."
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"From reggae to rumba, jazz to juju, Gospel is now expressed in as many ways as there are music genres. The only consistent thread is that it carries a Christian "good news" message and remains defined by the influence of Christian expression in black music. America's Music Legacy showcases the musical legends performing the songs that continue to attract and entice the whole world, because they truly are the best of all that is America"--Container....
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