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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Ellis, Rex M., 1951-     Subjects     Banjoists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Musicians, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Banjo -- Juvenile literature.     Banjoists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ellis, Rex M., 1951-       by title:      With a banjo on my k...       by call number:      787.8808996 E47w     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 787.8808996 E47w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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