Judge Jackson and the Colored Sacred Harp
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Joe Dan Boyd (Author)
Mixed Media
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Born in 1883, Jackson took a keen interest in fa-sol-la singing as a teenager. Such singing derives originally from colonial New England singing schools designed to teach musical note-reading in order to improve congregational singing. It took root in the South, as its popularity declined elsewhere and was well-established in the Wiregrass region of southeast Alabama in both black and white communities when Jackson discovered it. Around 1930, Jackson determined to compile a book for the benefit of African American singers. A selection of songs from the ""Colored Sacred Harp"" appears on a CD enclosed with the book. In addition to 25 recordings made or collected by Boyd, the CD features a recording made at a Sacred Harp singing by folklorist John Work in 1938, and one made by Jackson and family at a coin-operated recording booth in Dothan, Alabama, in 1950. Contains Hardback and CD-Audio
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- Contributor: Joe Dan Boyd
- Imprint: The University of Alabama Press
- ISBN13: 9780817315108
- Number of Pages: 160
- Packaged Dimensions: 221x163x15mm
- Packaged Weight: 491
- Format: Mixed Media
- Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
- Release Date: 2005-09-30
- Binding: Multiple-component retail product
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