Download or read book Ace Blackman and the Blues He Sings written by Sr. William a. James and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ace Blackman plays the Blues because it had been deeply ingrained into his soul. It was a defining legacy that he shared with Joe Makery his Bass Player. His great grandpa Jack, a tenant farmer in the Tidewater area, was brutally murdered in the presence Ace's grandpa, Johnny, who turned away from playing church music, after witnessing that God didn't stop the racist from murdering Jack. Johnny played the Blues, until a white agent drew him away from home so that he could rape Mary his wife. Johnny came home early, discovered the assailant raping his wife, and got shot between the eyes. Mary and her girls contracted TB. Her only son, Andrew, was a carrier of that disease. Andrew Sr., gave his wife Courtney TB. She died shortly after the birth of her only child, Andrew, Jr., (Ace). Ace's father went mad, and Ace grew up in an orphanage. Ace learned of the murders of two of his Gay Band Members by Bowles Allenson, who had been hired by Mr. P., a dope-trafficker. When he discovered that his music was being used as a dope-pushing cover, he qui playing it. James has written another gut-gripping Novel.
Download or read book A Murder on Fifth and Dice and the Ruin of Fifeville written by William A. James Sr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James tells the story of how a once prosperous neighborhood became gang-ridden, drugged out, and violent-prone. He speaks through the lips of Benjamin Luther Slokum and how Ben related to ghosts of his grandma, his brother Ivy, and his cousin Roy. These people were all murdered on the corner of Fifth and Dice Streets in the heart of Fifeville in Ben’s presence. Ben hid while his cousin was gunned down by Jamie Charles, a notorious member of the Jamaican posse. A stray bullet killed Ben’s grandma. Ben held a gun but did not open fire. Ben had been a tagalong with the Fifeville Crew but was never a hardcore gangster. After the untimely death of his beloved ones, he decided that he would have nothing to more to do with gangs of the gangster lifestyle. He found out that a life outside the gang was every bit as trying as one within it. He met Moisha (Mo), at a party one night, and he and she got married, brought two children into the world (twins, Esau [Saw] and Jacob [Jay]), and tried to make a good life for them all in the same house that Ben had grown up in, in the same neighborhood where his relatives had been murdered—on the Corner of Fifth and Dice Streets in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ben decided that he would elicit change in Fifeville from gangs, dope, and violence by being a living example showing that anyone could have a good life without succumbing to criminal activities. But the crime around Ben and his family became a ravenous beast that consumed Ben and Mo’s firstborn son, Saw. That murder turned Ben’s life upside down. Mo left him and took his remaining son with her. He ultimately lost the house he tried to cling to. He lost his job, and he temporarily lost his mind. Mo’s love was the balm that healed his soul. He came to himself after talking to his friend Harry, an ex-con and ex-gang member. The narrative ends with Mo, Ben, and Jay, clinging to one another vowing to pick up the pieces and start over. This novel brings to life many of the hidden facts about drug dealing and gangbanging and how these helped ruin and destroy Fifeville.
Download or read book Living Blues written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Blues Bibliography written by Robert Ford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 1401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated definitive blues bibliography now includes 6,000-7,000 entries to cover the last decade’s writings and new figures to have emerged on the Country and modern blues to the R&B scene.
Download or read book The Rolling Stone Jazz Blues Album Guide written by John Swenson and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1999 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive guide to jazz and blues recordings in print, including reviews of more than ten thousand albums. An essential book for any music fan's library.
Download or read book The Story of the Blues written by Paul Oliver and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 200 vintage photographs and a new introduction by the author, the engaging, informative volume brings to life the African American singers and players who created this rich genre of music as well as the settings and experiences that inspired them. The author deftly traces the evolution of the blues from the work songs of slaves, to acoustic country ballads, to urban sounds, to electric rhythm and blues bands. Oliver vividly re-creates the economic, social, and regional forces that shaped the unique blues tradition, and superbly details every facet of the music, including themes and subjects, techniques, and recording history.
Download or read book African American Films Through 1959 written by Larry Richards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All films with a predominantly or entirely African American cast or that were about African Americans are detailed here. Each entry includes cast and credits, year of release, studio, distributor, type of film (feature, short or documentary) and other production details. In most cases, a brief synopsis of the film or contemporary reviews of it follow. In the appendices, film credits for over 1,850 actors and actresses are provided, along with a listing of film companies.
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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1946-05-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book Pacific Rim Letters written by Roy Kiyooka and published by NeWest Publishers Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pacific Rim Letters is a never-before-seen collection of letters Roy Kiyooka wrote between 1975 and 1985. It presents a fascinating and highly valuable picture of the artistic and literary communities Kiyooka was actively involved with, as well as Kiyooka as a man with an extraordinary intellect and passion for life and the arts. Kiyooka takes the epistolary form into new and radical directions. At once tenderly estranged and confessional, attentive as much to the minutiae of daily life as to the complexities of artistic and literary creation, and embedded in the politics of culture-making and those of racialized identities, these letters are a literary achievement in their own right.
Download or read book Trumpet Records written by Marc Ryan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Each volume in this series provides a month-by-month survey of key articles, news stories, feature columns and record releases in a given year ... a comprehensive index enables readers to locate specific mentions of record artists, disk jockeys and talent managers in the Rhythm and Blues field, as well as music companies, nightclubs, theaters and radio stations who helped promote this ... music form"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Beach and Temple written by David B. Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classis study of outsider (and outlaw) poets of the American West, covering the poetry and jazz scence, San Francisco poetry, the Beats and their heirs, K. Rexroth, the emergence of Zen/Buddhist poetry, poetry against the Vietnam war and ecopoetry.
Download or read book My Voice Is a Trumpet written by Jimmie Allen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *"The rhythm and flow of words perfectly match the art while advising readers to choose love and use their voices in a powerful song." --School Library Journal (starred review) From rising country star Jimmie Allen comes a lyrical celebration of the many types of voices that can effect change. From voices tall as a tree, to voices small as a bee, all it takes is confidence and a belief in the goodness of others to change the world. Coming at a time when issues of social justice are at the forefront of our society, this is the perfect book to teach children in and out of the classroom that they're not too young to express what they believe in and that all voices are valuable. The perfect companion for little readers going back to school!
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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1978-03-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
