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Siteseen: American Historama: American Sports in the 1920s
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the history of sports in the 1920s, a time when sporting events were broadcast live across the nation and sports stars were idolized. Provides a list of famous athletes.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Women in the 1920s
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the changing role of women in society. Provides lists of famous women of the 1920s.
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Siteseen: American Historama: The Harlem Renaissance
Provides an overview and detailed facts about the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of African-American culture.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Abbey Lincoln
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Abbey Lincoln, an American vocalist, songwriter, and actress born Aug. 6, 1930, Chicago, Ill.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Brownie Mc Ghee
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Brownie McGhee, an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Dexter Gordon
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Dexter Gordon, an American bop tenor saxophonist.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Dinah Washington
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Dinah Washington, a black American blues singer noted for her excellent voice control and unique gospel-influenced delivery.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Frankie Manning
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Frankie Manning, an American dancer and choreographer born May 26, 1914, Jacksonville, Fla.
Black Past
Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed: Josephine Baker
Entry, from an online encyclopedia of African American history, for Josephine Baker.
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Siteseen: American Historama: 1920's Fashion for Women
Comprehensive overview provides interesting facts about women's fashions, designers, dresses, and trends in clothing in the 1920s.
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Picture of Charlie Parker
This is the first part of an NPR Jazz Profile of Charlie Parker, innovative jazz saxophone player. Read about his early life up to his treatment for drug addiction in 1946. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to hear some...
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Mary Lou Williams
Gaining total respect from her jazz contemporaries, Mary Lou Williams, mainly a jazz pianist, was competent in all aspects of music. Read her biography and listen to the segment about her on NPR Jazz profiles. You can click to hear some...
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Miles Davis (October 1959)
This NPR Jazz Profile focuses on the recording of Miles Davis' innovative and influential jazz album, "Kind of Blue." Read about it, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to listen to some of the cuts from the famous album.
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Miles Davis
This NPR Jazz Profile focuses on the recording of Miles Davis' innovative and influential jazz album, "Kind of Blue." Read about it, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to listen to some of the cuts from the famous album.
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Miles Davis (July 1991)
Miles Davis couldn't leave jazz alone. You'll read on this NPR website how he developed his style from bebop to funk to jazz-fusion. Read about his innovations, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to hear some of Davis'...
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The Maple Leaf Rag Ring Devoted to Scott Joplin
This site from John Roache's Classic Ragtime MIDI library provides Numerous MIDIs from various jazz artists including Joplin, Lamb, Hunter, Scott, Mashall and Schwartz. A great site to check out on the subject.
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