Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II
- ISBN-10
- 0820308544
- ISBN-13
- 9780820308548
- Series
- Up from the Cradle of Jazz
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Athens : University of Georgia Press
- Authors
- Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose, Tad Jones
Description
Tells the stories of Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John, and traces the development of New Orleans' music
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- 2009
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- 1986
- 285 pages
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