Black Popular Music: First Scorned, Then Copied and Admired.

Jones, Regina; Spiegelman, Judy

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ERIC Number: EJ437053

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Black Popular Music: First Scorned, Then Copied and Admired.

Jones, Regina; Spiegelman, Judy

Crisis, v98 n2 p35-37,46 Feb 1991

Black popular music has its roots in African music that was a way of preserving history. A brief social and cultural history traces black popular music in the United States, focusing on the music blacks listened to, rather than just the music blacks played. (SLD)

Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black History, Black Influences, Blacks, Jazz, Musicians, North American Culture, Popular Culture, Social History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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