French Louisiana Music and Its Patrons: The Popularization and Transformation of a Regional Sound
- Author: Peknik, Patricia
Book
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Contents
- 1. Introduction: "A Wild and Ferocious Waltz".-
- 2. French Louisiana Music from Home and Dancehall to Fred's Lounge and Radio.-
- 3. From the War on French to the War in France: World War II and Cultural Identity.-
- 4. "It's all French Music": Patrons on the Trail.-
- 5. Brand New Old-Time Southern Americana: Harry Smith's Anthology Brings French Louisiana Music into the Folk Canon.-
- 6. "I want you to be/just like you used to be, darling": Choreographing the Newport Waltz.-
- 7. Utter Strangers: The English and French Language Movements.-
- 8. "Les metamorphoses": Civil Rights, Ethnic Revival, and New Regional Sounds.-
- 9. Postscript.