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Synopsis
Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. Noted by many musical authorities to be a musician of amazing skill, expressive playing, and incredible memory, he was nonetheless considered by his "admirers" still nearer to "animals" than other human beings, and was exploited by a series of whites after the Civil War for their own financial comfort.
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About the Author
Geneva Handy Southall is Professor Emeritus of Afro-American Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Review
[Southall] writes with passion and considerable knowledge of the subject. (Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association)
Blind Tom is a work of empirical research, sympathy and engagement... [it] illustrates the continuing strengths and virtues of "traditional" scholarship in the field of musicological studies. (Journal of American Studies)
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- PublisherScarecrow Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0810845458
- ISBN 13 9780810845459
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
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Condition: New. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780810845459
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Condition: New. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780810845459
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