The beautiful music all around us field recordings and the American experience / Stephen Wade.

Author/creator Wade, Stephen
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxvii, 477 p. : ill., music ; 27 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
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SeriesMusic in American life
Music in American life. ^A223005
Contents Bill Stepp : retreat across America -- Kelly Pace : coworker in the kingdom of culture -- Ora Dell Graham : a little black girl from Mississippi -- Christine and Katherine Shipp : in a chromatic light -- Nashville Washboard Band : something out of nothing -- Vera Hall : the life that we live -- Bozie Sturdivant : a song that went with him -- Pete Steele : it's what folks do -- Texas Gladden : from here to the Mississippi -- Luther Strong : way behind his time -- Charlie Butler : call me to home -- Jess Morris : boiled shirt and cowboy boots.
Abstract Highlights the stories behind thirteen field recordings captured between 1934 and 1942, focusing on the experiences of the people--ranging from students to prisoners--who contributed to the recordings.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [423]-445) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011044092
ISBN9780252036880 (cloth)
ISBN0252036883 (cloth)