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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jesus Rocked the Jukebox offers a spirited celebration of some of the most foundational songs in American musical history, tracing the evolution of the modern Soul, R&B, and Rock n' Roll genres via the likes of The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Swan Silvertones, The Staple Singers, Sam Cooke, and The Chosen Gospel Singers featuring Lou Rawls. Includes in-depth liner notes by noted gospel scholar and historian Bob Marovich.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Acclaimed upholders of the African American ring shout, the McIntosh County Shouters keep the faith, form, and fervor of the generations-old tradition rooted in their small community of coastal Georgia. Companion songs to the shuffle-step devotional movement called 'shouting' have resisted slavery, strengthened spirit, and left a cultural keystone for the future.
4) Swing set
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (34:18) : digital, CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jazzy Ash and her band the Leaping Lizards present fourteen songs that represent and celebrate music created by African-American children, adults, and musicians from the mid-1800s to the early jazz era, including fresh takes on sassy playground clapping songs, soulful lullabies, and classic New Orleans melodies.
5) I got shoes
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (44 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
9) Leaving Eden
Author
Pub. Date
℗2012
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Carolina Chocolate Drops follow up their Grammy Award-winning album Genuine Negro Jig with a collection of original songs, covers, and traditional songs.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (138 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 28 cm) + 1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.)
Description
A musical history of America's Africans, including African tribal songs, slave call and response, work songs, spirituals, minstrel songs, blues, and more. Includes a lavishly illustrated book on the history of African American music, and a DVD about the production of this groundbreaking work.
13) The new faith
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (43:23) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The album tells an Afrofuturist story set in a far-future world devastated by climate change. Jake Blount and his collaborators embody a group of Black climate refugees as they perform a religious service, invoking spirituals that are age-old even now, familiar in their content but extraordinary in their presentation. These songs, which have seen Black Americans through countless struggles, bind this future community together and their shared past;...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (77:55) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From pioneering guitar legends Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson to pre-blues songsters and field holler-inspired singers, the state of Texas has long played a key role in the evolution of the blues. This Rough Guide charts the many different facets to this incredibly rich and diverse of early blues genres.
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