Jazz and death : medical profiles of jazz greats / Frederick J. Spencer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spencer, Frederick J.

Series:

American made music series.

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz musicians--Death.

Jazz musicians.

Jazz musicians--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pursuing their art. Forensics, medical histories, death certificates, and biographies divulge the way many musical virtuosos really died. An essential reference source, Jazz and Death strives to correct misinformation and set the story straight. Reviewing the medical records of such jazz icons as Scott Joplin, James Reese Europe, Bennie Moten, Tommy Dorsey, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and Ro

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Jazz and Medicine; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Cholera; Dental Disease; Diabetes; Ear Disease; Eye Disease; Food Poisoning; Homicide; Influenza; Mental Illness; Mumps; Physical Handicaps Due to Disease; Peritonitis; Substance Abuse: Alcohol; Substance Abuse: Drugs; Suicide; Syphilis; Tonsillitis; Trauma; Tuberculosis; Viral Disease; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-38207-5

9786613382078

1-60473-633-X

OCLC:

773827397