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Summary:
- Review: African American Folklore in Texas and in the Texas Folklore Society -- Black sacred harp singing remembered in East Texas -- Henry Truvillion of the Big Thicket: a song worth singing -- Once upon a time in Houston's fourth ward -- Where the cedars grove -- Mance Lipscomb: fight, flight or the blues -- More than just possum n' taters: Texas-African foodways in the WPA slave narratives -- Giving honor to God, the joy and salvation in my life: the appreciation service in song -- From gumbo to grammys: the development of Zydeco music in Houston -- From Bebop to Hard Bop and beyond: the Texas jazz connection -- African American blacksmithing in East Texas -- Musical traditions of Twentieth century African-American cowboys -- John Biggers--artist: the traditional folkways of the black community -- The African American folktale and J. Mason Brewer -- Juneteenth: a red spot day on the Texas Calendar -- Lightning Hopkins: blues bard of the third ward -- Bongo Joe: a traditional street performer -- West African fiddles in deep East Texas -- 'The Yellow Rose of Texas:' a different cultural view -- The Texas trailblazer project -- Appendices -- Contributors -- Index.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
(Copy 4) Gift: The Shockley Family, April 2004.
(Copy 4) ex. coll. Professor Martin Staples Shockley.
(Copy 4) bound in yellow publisher's cloth with bronze titles. Retains original dust jacket.
Donated in memory of Professor Martin Staples Shockley.
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Physical Description:
- xi, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Call Numbers:
- GR1 .T4 no. 54
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ISBNs:
- 1574410180
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Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 96021854
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OCLC Numbers:
- 34722452
