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Ellis, Rex M., 1951-
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Banjoists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Musicians, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Banjo -- Juvenile literature.
Banjoists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Ellis, Rex M., 1951-
Banjoists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Musicians, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Banjo -- Juvenile literature.
Banjoists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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With a
banjo
on
my
knee
: a
musical
journey
from
slavery
to
freedom
/ by Rex M. Ellis.
by
Ellis, Rex M., 1951-
[Franklin Watts], c2001.
Call #:
787.8808996 E47w
Subjects
Banjoists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Musicians, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Banjo
-- Juvenile literature.
Banjoists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780531117477
0531117472
Description:
160 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"A Franklin Watts library edition"--P. [4] of cover.
Donated in friendship from the people of the United States of America.
Includes brief biographies of musicians Scipio (1749-?), Horace Weston (1825-1890), James Bland (1954-1911), Gus Cannon (1883-1979), Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966), Elizabeth Cotton (1893-1988).
Bibliography:
Includes discography (p. 123-124), bibliographical references (p. 125-126), list of web sites (p. 127-129), and index.
Summary:
Explores the role of the
banjo
in the development of African-American music by examining the lives of gifted African-American banjoists. With a
Banjo
on
My
Knee
explores the roots of the
banjo
from its origination in West Africa to its arrival in the American colonies. The author elucidates the social history of African-Americans as he traces the evolution of
banjo
playing from slave quarters to minstrel shows to ragtime halls to jazz clubs to concert stages.
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Children's Black Nonfiction
787.8808996 E47w
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