Jazz on the river / William Howland Kenney.
Author/creator |
Kenney, William Howland |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. |
Description | x, 229 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Masters of the river : Streckfus Steamers, Inc. and the "swan complex" -- Fate marable, musical professionalism, and the great migration -- Groovin' on the river : Louis Armstrong and riverboat culture -- From Beale Street to Market Street : music and movement through Memphis and St. Louis -- "Blue river" : Bix Beiderbecke and Jess Stacy on the Mississippi -- Steamin' to the end of the line : jazz on, along, and beyond the Ohio River -- Epilogue: the decline and fall of excursion boat jazz in St. Louis. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-211) and index. |
LCCN | 2004015751 |
ISBN | 0226437337 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3508 .K45 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |