Big band jazz in black West Virginia, 1930-1942 [electronic resource] / Christopher Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, Christopher, 1946-

Series:

American made music series.

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--West Virginia--1931-1940--History and criticism.

Jazz.

African American coal miners--West Virginia--Social life and customs--20th century.

African American coal miners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who to

Contents:

pt. 1. The economic foundation of big band dance music in the Mountain State

pt. 2. Big bands in black West Virginia, 1929-1935

pt. 3. West Virginia in the swing era, 1935-1942.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-62976-3

9786613942210

1-61703-169-0

OCLC:

778451849