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Published by: Grey House Publishing Inc
Published: Nov. 1, 2011 - 500 Pages
Table of Contents- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1880 – 1899 INTRODUCTION
- 1891 Profile: Joshua Hamilton, Barbershop Quartet Member
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1898 Profile: Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Child Prodigy Composer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Boston, Massachusetts
- Recorded Popular Songs: 1898
- 1899 Profile: Albert Gustoff, Clarinetist in John Philip Sousa’s Marching Band
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: St. Louis, Missouri
- Development of the Clarinet
- John Philip Sousa Quotations
- 1899 News Feature: The Vaudeville Theater
- 1900 – 1909 INTRODUCTION
- 1903 Profile: Floyd Morioka, Methodist Choirmaster
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Spokane, Washington
- 1905 Profile: Monty Mandell, Journeyman Piano Player
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Recorded Popular Songs: 1905
- 1909 Profile: Arthur Farwell, Composed Native American Music
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: St. Paul Minnesota
- 1909 News Feature: The World’s Music after Five Decades
- 1910 – 1919 INTRODUCTION
- 1913 Profile: Sarah Washington, African-American Spiritual Singer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Denmark, South Carolina
- Booker T. Washington Quotations
- 1916 Profile: Geraldine Farrar, New York Metropolitan Opera Singer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- 1918 Profile: Alonzo “Zo” Elliott, Wrote Famous WWI Song
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- Recorded Popular Songs from WWI Era: 1914-1918
- 1919 News Feature: With the Allies on the Rhine
- 1920 – 1929 INTRODUCTION
- 1925 Profile: Leo Kunstadt, Successfully Marketed Victrola Phonographs
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois
- Timeline of the Victor Phonograph Company
- 1927 Profile: Florence Mills, Jazz Singer & Dancer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Harlem, New York
- 1928 News Feature: The Debut of Yehudi Menuhin, The Musical Event of the Month
- 1929 Profile: Dock Boggs, Banjo-Picker & Singer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Norton, Virginia
- 1930 – 1939 INTRODUCTION
- 1931 News Feature: The Art of Singing for the Radio
- 1934 Profile: Russ Columbo, “Romeo of Song”
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Camden, New Jersey
- 1936 Profile: Mark Strahorn, Fiddler with the Empty Road Band
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 1939 Profile: Mary Lou Williams, Pianist, Arranger & Musical Inspiration
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Kansas City, Missouri
- Recorded Popular Songs: 1939
- 1940 – 1949 INTRODUCTION
- 1942 Profile: Charlie Christian, Perfected the Single-String Technique on Guitar
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1945 Profile: Helen Elizabeth Jones, Trombonist in the All-Girl Traveling Band
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Wartime Entertainers in America
- 1945 News Feature: The Music of the North American Indians
- 1949 Profile: Martin Block, Radio Broadcaster Turned Popular Disc Jockey
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- Recorded Popular Songs: 1949
- 1950 – 1959 INTRODUCTION
- 1951 News Feature: The Grass Roots of Opera in America
- 1957 Profile: Carol Lawrence, Maria in West Side Story
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- 1958 Profile: Gil Evans, Jazz Arranger
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- 1959 Profile: Johnny Bragg, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Dallas, Texas
- Recorded Popular Songs: 1950s
- Music Trivia
- 1960 – 1969 INTRODUCTION
- 1964 Profile: Estelle Stewart Axton, Premier Record Producer for Black Artists
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Memphis, Tennessee
- 1966 Profile: Artist Reid Miles, Created Hip Look for Blue Note Records
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- The History of Blue Note Records
- Music Trivia
- 1968 Profile: Marshall Borowitz, Started Teenage Band “One Night Stand” at 16
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Billboard’s Top Songs: 1968
- 1968 News Feature: Jefferson Airplane, After Bathing at Baxter’s
- 1970 – 1979 INTRODUCTION
- 1972 Profile: Melissa Goldberg, Grateful Dead Deadhead
- Life at Home
- Life on the Road
- Life in the Community: San Francisco, California
- 1973 News Feature: The Sherrill Sound
- 1976 Profile: Danny Goldberg, Writer Billboard Magazine, Promoter
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Los Angeles, California
- 1979 Profile: Eduardo “Lalo” Guerrero, “Father of Chicano Music”
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: East Los Angeles, California
- Musical Events of 1979
- 1980 – 1989 INTRODUCTION
- 1981 News Feature: Purveying Hard-Core Funk
- 1982 Profile: Brad Lawson, Sound Assistant for Austin City Limits TV Show
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Austin, Texas
- 1983 Profile: George Clinton, “The Prince of Funk”
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Detroit, Michigan
- 1985 Profile: Carleen Cahill, Classical Music Singer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Hillsdale, New York
- Top Singles: 1985
- 1990 – 1999 INTRODUCTION
- 1993 Profile: Anwar X. Holliday, Music Promoter
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Queens, New York
- 1995 Profile: Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, Hootie & the Blowfish Member
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Columbia, South Carolina
- 1996 News Feature: New Music
- 1995 Profile: Zachary Alexander, French Hornist
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Top Songs: 1998
- 2000 – 2011 INTRODUCTION
- 2006 Profile: William Bartlett Barret IV, Music Copyright Lawyer
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Yuma, Arizona
- 2007 Profile: Ryland Edwards, Jazz Saxophonist & Recording Engineer
- Life at Home
- Life at School and Work
- Life in the Community: New York, New York
- 2011 Profile: Wayne C. Henderson, Master Guitar Builder
- Life at Home
- Life at Work
- Life in the Community: Rugby, Virginia
- 2011 News Feature: Me and Brian McGee, Leaving His Roots Behind
- Sources
- Index
AbstractWorking Americans 1880-2011: Volume XII: Our History through Music examines America’s history through music, from the Civil War to the present time. Profiles range from professional musicians and singers, composers, record executives and talent agents, theater performers, composers, instrument salesmen, radio personalities, record producers, along with the musical hobbyist, to offer a thought-provoking and interesting look at how music helped shape this country.
Profiles examine life at home, at work and in the community. The highly readable narrative is supported by hard facts and real life situations drawn from diaries, private print books, family histories, estate documents, magazine articles and more. These intriguing profiles are further supplemented with information on current events, community issues, pricing of the times and news articles to give the reader a broader understanding of what was happening in that individual’s world and how it shaped their life.
To further explore the life and times of these individuals, each chapter includes several other helpful elements:
- Historical Snapshots: Chronicles major events and milestones, allowing the reader to develop a broader understanding of the time period.
- Timelines: Defines the background and key events of a particular issue important to the time period.
- News Features: Excerpted from the local media, these interesting articles bring to life current issues in music and highlight featured artists and musicians of the time.
- Selected Prices: Examines what things cost during the time period, to further enrich the reader’s understanding. Prices include food items, clothing, jewelry, tickets for leisure activities and so much more.
- Illustrations: Photographs, news clippings, advertisements, postcards, posters, quotes, songs and cartoons, add interest to each chapter and depth to the reader’s understanding of the world that the individual or family lived in.
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