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New Atlantis :

0199754527

9780199754526

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New Atlantis :

[Book]

musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans /

John Swenson

New York :

Oxford University Press,

c2011

viii, 284 p., [20] p. of plates :

ill. ;

25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Voice of the wetlands -- African Americans and Indians -- The Constantinople of the New World -- Sad night in Jackson Square -- Return of the spirits -- Let it go -- Don't let them wash us away -- Reality check -- Don't take my picture -- Musicians strike back at violence -- I am New Orleans -- Shorty on the block -- The Armstrong legacy -- Cold in the trailer -- If I can help somebody -- Baghdad on the Mississippi -- Brown baby dead in the water -- On the fringes -- City that care forgot -- Wild and free -- Saving at the bank of soul -- It ain't just the suit -- Bourbon Street blues -- Snooks flies away -- Ghosts of traditional jazz -- New blood -- Jazz fest turns 40 -- New Atlantis -- Mcdermott's duets -- Cyril's nightmare -- The wizard of Piety Street -- Blues come down like rain -- Cyril comes full circle -- Marching in

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"Packed with indelible portraits of individual artist, informed by Swenson's encyclopedic knowledge of the city's unique and varied music scene--which includes jazz, R&B, brass band, rock, and hip hop--New Atlantis is a stirring chronicle of the valiant efforts to preserve the culture that gives New Orleans its grace and magic" --Dust jacket flap

Music-- Political aspects-- Louisiana-- New Orleans

Music-- Social aspects-- Louisiana-- New Orleans

Musicians-- Louisiana-- New Orleans

Swenson, John

20130604115000.0

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