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That's got 'em! : the life and music of Wilbur C. Sweatman /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berresford, Mark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2010]
Series:American made music series.
Subjects:
Sweatman, Wilbur C. S.
Clarinetists > United States > Biography.
African American jazz musicians > Biography.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Vaudeville > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • In defense of Wilbur Sweatman : a response to his critics
  • Missouri childhood
  • "Pickaninnies," Ernest Hogan, and a world tour
  • Circus and minstrelsy : touring life with Cornet Kings P.G. Lowery and W.C. Handy
  • The anchorage for the world's marvels : the Minneapolis years
  • Chicago and an entertainment revolution
  • The original and much-imitated ragtime clarinetist
  • Ev'rybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues
  • Rainy day blues
  • The ragtime dinosaur
  • The daddy of the clarinet
  • The silent years.