| Been Here and Gone Contributor(s): Ramsey, Frederic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820321958 ISBN-13: 9780820321950 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: This volume documents Frederic Ramsey Jr.'s journeys through the 1950s South, where he traveled in search of what might still remain of an original, authentic African American musical tradition. In these photographs, songs, interviews, and narratives, Ramsey portrays farmers, railroad workers, housewives, children, church congregations, and country brass bands from Saratoga, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramsey's images of a past way of life capture the deceptively poor landscapes and lives that gave birth to and sustained some of our warmest and most deeply felt music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Music | Ethnic - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.629 |
| LCCN: 99038538 |
| Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.28" W x 9.3" (0.69 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume documents Frederic Ramsey Jr.'s journeys through the 1950s South, where he traveled in search of what might still remain of an original, authentic African American musical tradition. In these photographs, songs, interviews, and narratives, Ramsey portrays farmers, railroad workers, housewives, children, church congregations, and country brass bands from Saratoga, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramsey's images of a past way of life capture the deceptively poor landscapes and lives that gave birth to and sustained some of our warmest and most deeply felt music. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ramsey, Frederic: - FREDERIC RAMSEY JR. (1915-1995), a writer, historian, jazz expert, and musicologist who specialized in African American culture, was one of the first major jazz scholars. He traveled throughout the South recording traditional music and photographing the lives and landscapes of the people he met. |