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The sound of Philadelphia / Tony Cummings.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3556 .C85 1975
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cummings, Tony.
- Series:
- Methuen paperback
- A Methuen paperback.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Popular music.
- African American musicians.
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Music--History and criticism.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Music.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Methuen, ©1975.
- Contents:
- Introducing : the city of brotherly love
- The gospel truth : the blue gates of harmony to stars of faith
- Doowop : the street-corner harmonizers
- Jazz fragments : roots to free form
- Bobbysox, bandstand and Beatles
- Beat concerto : Philly to New York
- The birth of the sound
- Philly ascendant
- Towards tomorrow's sound.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0413340805
- 9780413340801
- OCLC:
- 1993477
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