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Three Mo' Tenors: trio makes history with a rhythmic blend of jazz, soul and classical music - music group members Victor Trent Cook, Thomas Young, Rodrick
THREE Mo' Tenors--Victor Trent Cook, Thomas Young and Rodrick Dixon--have taken the well-traveled act of tenors Luciano Pavarotti Placido Domingo and ......(Continue Reading) Scott Joplin - November 24, 1868 is birth date of ragtime composer, in Texarkana, TX - This Week in Black History - Brief Article
November 24, 1868- Scott Joplin, originator of ragtime music, was born on this day in Texarkana, TX. Joplin received formal classical piano training ......(Continue Reading)An overview of klezmer music and its development in the U.S - Klezmer: History and Culture
The Yiddish term 'klezmer' is derived from the Hebrew words 'kle' and 'zemer' which mean vessel or instrument and music, respectively. The term refers to Jewish musicians who observe the traditional J...(Continue Reading)Alexander and his band - Alexander's Ragtime Band song
Irving Berlin's song 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' has a controversial history which can be clarified, to show that it was the most popular song of 1911's ......(Continue Reading)Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895. - book review
By Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff University of Mississippi Press (Jackson, MS), 2002, ISBN 1578064996, 432 pages, hbk., $75.00 Out of Sight is the first ......(Continue Reading)
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