Encyclopedia of African American Music 3 volumes

1267 Pages·2010·8.28 MB·English

by  Tammy Kernodle

Encyclopedia of
African American Music
AdvisoryBoard
JamesAbbington,DMA
AssociateProfessorofChurchMusicandWorship
CandlerSchoolofTheology,EmoryUniversity
WilliamC.Banfield,DMA
ProfessorofAfricanaStudies,Music,andSociety
BerkleeCollegeofMusic
JohannBuis,DA
AssociateProfessorofMusicHistory
WheatonCollege
EileenM.Hayes,PhD
AssociateProfessorofEthnomusicology
CollegeofMusic,UniversityofNorthTexas
CherylL.Keyes,PhD
ProfessorofEthnomusicology
UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles
PortiaK.Maultsby,PhD
ProfessorofFolkloreandEthnomusicology
DirectoroftheArchivesofAfricanAmericanMusicandCulture
IndianaUniversity,Bloomington
IngridMonson,PhD
QuincyJonesProfessorofAfricanAmericanMusic
HarvardUniversity
GuthrieP.Ramsey,Jr.,PhD
EdmundJ.andLouiseW.KahnTermProfessorofMusic
UniversityofPennsylvania
Encyclopedia of
African American Music
Volume 1: A–G
Emmett G. Price III, Executive Editor
Tammy L. Kernodle and
Horace J. Maxile, Jr., Associate Editors
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Contents
AlphabeticalListofEntries vii
TopicalListofEntries xiii
Acknowledgments xxvii
Introduction xxxi
ATimelineofSignificantMomentsinAfricanAmericanMusic xxxv
EntriesA–Z 1
Appendix1.SignificantCompositionsbyAfricanAmericanConcert,
Jazz,andGospelComposers 1015
Appendix2.SignificantMusicVideosofAfricanAmericanMusic 1023
Appendix3.MajorArchives,ResearchCenters,andWebSites
forAfricanAmericanMusic 1031
ASelectedBibliographyofResourcesandReferenceWorksinAfrican
AmericanMusic 1039
ASelectedBibliographyofAfricanAmericanMusic:Genre
Specific,1989–2010 1059
AbouttheEditorsandContributors 1071
Index 1089
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Alphabetical List of Entries
AcidJazz.SeeJazz Basie,Count(1904–1984)
Adams,AltonAugustus(1889–1987) Battle,Kathleen(1948–)
Adams,Yolanda(1961–) BeachMusic
Adderley,Cannonball(1928–1975) BealeStreet
AfricanInfluences Bebop.SeeJazz
Afrofuturism Bechet,Sidney(1897–1959)
Allen,Richard(1760–1831) Belafonte,Harry(1927–)
Allen,WilliamDuncan(1906–1999) Berry,Chuck(1926–)
Alston,LettieBeckon(1953–) BigBands
AmericanFederationofMusicians,The BlackArtsMovement
Anderson,Marian(1902–1993) BlackChurchMusic—History
AntebellumPeriod(1784–1860) BlackChurchMusic—Hymnistsand
Antiphony(CallandResponse) Psalmists
AppropriationofAfricanAmerican BlackRockMusic
Music Black-OwnedMusicPublishing
Armstrong,Louis(1900–1971) Companies
Associations.SeeOrganizationsand Black-OwnedRecordLabels
AssociationsforAfricanAmerican Blake,Eubie(ca.1883–1983)
MusicandMusicians Blakey,Art(1919–1990)
AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra.See BlindBoysofAlabama
ConcertMusic—Conductors Blues
andPerformers BluesRevival.SeeBlues
Badu,Erykah(1971–) Boogie-Woogie
Bailey,DeFord(1899–1982) BookerT.andtheMGs
Baiocchi,ReginaHarris(1956–) Boyer,HoraceClarence(1935–2009)
Baker,Lavern(1928–1997) Boys’ChoirMovement,The.See
Bambaataa,Afrika(1960–) Educators,Schools,Colleges,and
Banfield,WilliamC.(1961–) Universities
Banjo BrassBands
viii | Alphabetical List of Entries
Brown,James(1933–2006) Cox,Ida(1896–1967)
Brown,Oscar,Jr.(1926–2005) Cube,Ice(1969–)
Brown,WilliamAlbert(1938–2004) DanceandMusic
Caesar,Shirley(1939–) DanceHalls.SeePopularVenues
Calloway,Cab(1907–1994) (Caf(cid:1)eSociety,Nightclubs,and
CampMeetingSongs DanceHalls)
Carter,Betty(1929–1998) Davis,Miles(1926–1991)
Charles,Ray(1930–2004) Davis,Rev.Gary(1896–1972)
Charleston,SouthCarolina,and Davis,Sammy,Jr.(1925–1990)
SurroundingAreas Dawson,WilliamLevi(1899–1990)
Chenier,Clifton(1925–1987) DeltaBlues/CountryBlues.SeeBlues
ChicagoBlues.SeeBlues Detroit,Michigan
Chicago,Illinois DetroitSymphony.SeeConcert
ChicagoRenaissance.SeeRenaissance, Music—ConductorsandPerformers
Chicago:1935–1950 Diddley,Bo(1928–2008)
ChurchMusic.SeeBlackChurch Diddy(1969–)
Music—History;BlackChurch Disco
Music—HymnistsandPsalmists DixieHummingbirds
CivilRightsMovementMusic DixielandJazz.SeeJazz
ClassicBlues.SeeBlues Dixon,WillieJames(1915–1992)
ClassicalMusic.SeeConcert Domino,Fats(1928–)
Music—Composersand Doo-Wop
Repertoire;ConcertMusic— Dorsey,ThomasA.
ConductorsandPerformers;Opera (1899–1993)
Cleveland,James(1932–1991) Dre,Dr.(1965–)
Clinton,George(1940–) Drifters,The
Cole,NatKing(1919–1965) Eckstine,Billy(1914–1993)
Coleman,Ornette(1930–) Edmonds,Kenneth‘‘Babyface’’
CollegesandUniversities.SeeEducators, (1959–)
Schools,Colleges,andUniversities; Educators,Schools,Colleges,and
HistoricallyBlackCollegesand Universities
Universities(HBCUs) Ellington,Duke(1899–1974)
Coltrane,John(1926–1967) Elliott,Missy(1971–)
ConcertMusic—Composersand EuropeanReceptionofJazz.SeeJazz
Repertoire ExperimentalMusic
ConcertMusic—Conductorsand FemaleImpersonators.See
Performers TransgenderedPerformers
CongoSquare FieldHollers
Cooke,Sam(1931–1964) FifeandDrum
CoolJazz.SeeJazz Fitzgerald,Ella(1917–1996)
Cooper,WilliamBenjamin(1920–1993) Flack,Roberta(1937–)
CountryBlues.SeeBlues Floyd,SamuelA.,Jr.(1937–)
CountryMusic Franklin,Aretha(1942–)
CoversofAfricanAmericanMusic. FreeJazz.SeeJazz
SeeAppropriationofAfrican Funk
AmericanMusic GameSongs
Alphabetical List of Entries | ix
GangstaRap.SeeRapMusic Hymns.SeeBlackChurchMusic—
Gaye,Marvin(1939–1984) HymnistsandPsalmists
Gillespie,Dizzy(1917–1993) Improvisation
Go-Go InkSpots
Gordy,Berry(1929–) Instruments,Folk
GospelMusic Jackson,Mahalia(1911–1972)
GospelQuartets.SeeGospelMusic Jackson,Michael(1958–2009)
Graves,Denyce(1964–) Jay-Z(1970–)
Green,Al(1946–) Jazz
Griot JazzAge.SeeJazz
Hailstork,Adolphus(1941–) Jefferson,BlindLemon(1897–1929)
Hairston,Jester(1901–2000) Johnson,GeorgeW.(ca.1850–ca.
Hampton,Lionel(1909–2002) 1910)
Hancock,Herbie(1940–) Johnson,Robert(1911–1938)
Handy,W.C.(1873–1958) Joplin,Scott(1868–1917)
HardBop.SeeJazz Jordan,Louis(1908–1975)
HardcoreRap.SeeRapMusic JubileeSingers
HarlemRenaissance.SeeRenaissance, JumpBlues.SeeBlues
Harlem:1917–1935 KansasCity,Missouri,andthe
Harris,Corey(1969–) Territories
Hathaway,Donny(1945–1979) Kay,Ulysses(1917–1995)
Hawkins,Coleman(1904–1969) Kerr,Thomas(1915–1988)
Hawkins,Edwin(1943–),andthe Keys,Alicia(1981–)
EdwinHawkinsSingers King,B.B.(1925–)
Hawkins,Erskine(1914–1993) King,BettyJackson(1928–1994)
Hayes,Isaac(1942–2008) Knowles,Beyonc(cid:1)e(1981–)
Henderson,Fletcher(1897–1952) LaBelle,Patti(1944–)
Hendrix,Jimi(1942–1970) Lane,WilliamHenry(MasterJuba)
Hinderas,Natalie(1927–1987) (1825–1853)
Hines,Earl(‘‘Fatha’’)(1905–1983) LatinandAfro-CaribbeanJazz.
HipHopandJazz.SeeJazz SeeJazz
HipHopCulture Ledbetter,Huddie(LeadBelly)
HipHopMusic.SeeRapMusic (1889–1949)
HistoricallyBlackCollegesand Lewis,Henry(1932–1996)
Universities(HBCUs) Lewis,John(1920–2001)
Holiday,Billie(1915–1959) ‘‘LiningOut’’
Holland,JonathanBailey Liston,Melba(1926–1999)
(1974–) LiteratureonAfricanAmericanMusic
Hooker,JohnLee(1917–2001) LittleRichard(1932–)
Horn,Shirley(1934–2005) LosAngeles,California,andtheWest
Horne,Lena(1917–2010) Coast
HouseMusic MaleImpersonators.See
Houston,Whitney(1963–) TransgenderedPerformers
Humes,Helen(1913–1981) MarchingBands
Hunter,Alberta(1895–1984) Marsalis,Branford(1960–)