Stagolee Shot Billy

Informationen zum Autor Cecil Brown is the author of The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger and Days Without Weather . He is a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext Delving into a subculture of St. Louis known as "Deep Morgan," Cecil Brown emerges with the facts behind the legend of "Stagolee" to unfold the mystery of Stack Lee and the incident that led to murder in 1895. An "Esquire" Best Book of 2003. (African-American Studies) Zusammenfassung Brown tracks the legend of Stagolee through variants of the song “Stack Lee”—from early ragtime versions to contemporary hip-hop renderings. He describes the influence of a legend bigger than literature, one whose transformation reflects changing views of black musical forms, and African Americans’ altered attitudes toward black male identity

Product details

• Authors: Cecil Brown, Brown Cecil
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2004
• EAN: 9780674016262
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01626-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Music, Missouri, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / United States / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Folklore, myths and legends, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music