Hidden history of Louisiana's Jazz Age / Sam Irwin ; foreword by Ricky Riccardi.
| Author/creator | Irwin, Sam |
| Other author | Riccardi, Ricky, 1980- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlston, SC : The History Press, 2023. |
| Description | 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Abstract | Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana. New Orleans' early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden had fascinating careers, but Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age is filled with tales of murder, lust and adventure. Clarinetist Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge ran away and joined the circus three times before the age of 20. The Martel Band of Opelousas witnessed a legal public hanging of a convicted serial murderer in 1923 Evangeline Parish. Trumpeter Evan Thomas of Crowley could have been a rival to Satchmo but was cut down on the bandstand in the Promised Land neighborhood of Rayne, La. Author Sam Irwin explores the odd and quirky in these fascinating stories of the Roaring Twenties. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022944973 |
| ISBN | 9781467153423 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |