The birth of the banjo: Joel Walker Sweeney and early minstrelsy

"A professional banjo player, Joel Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music (and musical instrument) which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Beginning with the banjo's introduction to America and Great Britain, the book provides an overview of e...

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Main Author: Carlin, Bob (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. McFarland 2007
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"A professional banjo player, Joel Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music (and musical instrument) which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Beginning with the banjo's introduction to America and Great Britain, the book provides an overview of early banjo music. An appendix contains a performance chronology"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"A professional banjo player, Joel Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music (and musical instrument) which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Beginning with the banjo's introduction to America and Great Britain, the book provides an overview of early banjo music. An appendix contains a performance chronology"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 193 S. Ill.
ISBN:0786428740
9780786428748

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