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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The African Banjo and American Music
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First introduced to the United States by African Americans in southern slave communities, the early banjo was construed with a gourd head a...
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James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
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The Florida Times Union , guest column, "James Weldon Johnson's song the start of a legacy," by Jack Gailliard (a Jacksonville...
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Gospel Soul Sound of Sam Cooke
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The Rolling Stones reports: In the Fifties and Sixties, Sam Cooke helped invent soul music by merging gospel sounds with secular themes. Co...
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