Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters Of Ragtime And Early Jazz (media And Popular Culture)

__Black Bottom Stomp__ tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of nine seminal figures in American music history, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. "Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of eight seminal figures in American music, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. By focusing on these life stories, the authors shed new light on how individuals played such important roles in shaping the development of jazz music. The stories told range from the frustrations Scott Joplin faced trying to be taken "seriously" as a composer to the many protean changes that Jelly Roll Morton made in his life to adapt to new musical times and tastes. The human side of being a musician is explored, with all the sacrifices that were necessary to making it as black entertainers in a predominantly white world."--BOOK JACKET. This Text Tells The Stories Of The Lives Of Eight Figures In American Music History, Including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, And Jelly Roll Morton. It Also Tells How Ragtime And Popular Dance Music Fed Into And Changed The Development Of Early Jazz. David A. Jasen & Gene Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-244) And Indexes. Drawing on original research this book tells stories of the lives of nine seminal figures in American music history and how ragtime and popular dance music fed into and changed the development of early jazz. Tom Turpin--Scott Joplin--Eubie Blake--Lucky Roberts--James P. Johnson--Willie The Lion Smith--Fats Waller--Jelly Roll Morton--Louis Armstrong