That Moaning Saxophone: THe Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze
- Author: Vermazen, Bruce
This excellent social history gives general readers and more focused music fans an insightful, well-written, and concise backdrop to the birth of the big band era and the modern popular music... — More…
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Contents
- 1 Once a Legend
- 2 Father and Sons: 1858-96
- 3 Darkest America: 1895-99
- 4 The Traveling City: 1899-1909
- 5 Struggling into the Big Time: 1905-11
- 6 Beating the Competition: 1909-12
- 7 Primrose and Dockstader's Minstrels:1912-1914
- 8 All American Vaudeville: 1914
- 9 Three Years with Montgomery and Stone: 1914-17
- 10 Jack O'Lantern: 1917-18
- 11 On the road with Jack : 1918-20
- 12 Tip Top: 1920-23
- 1 Something New and Different: 1923-24
- 1 Between Showings: 1924-27
- 1 Nothing Left to Do in Show Biz: 1928-88
- 1 Maria Brown's Quilt
- Discography
- Key to abbreviations:Notes:Index