Swing City: Newark Lightlife, 1925-50

Author:   Barbara J. Kukla
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780813531168


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 May 2002
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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Author:   Barbara J. Kukla
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9780813531168


ISBN 10:   0813531160
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Swing City is crowded with 100 pictures of performers like Nackie Sacki Jackie and Fats (Jennings), Be Bop King Babs Gonzalez, Bobby Plater (later of Count Basie band fame), eccentric pianist LaRue Jordan, Carl McIntyre and his wife, Flossie, honey-toned tenor saxman Ike Quebec, and Doryce Bradley.... Swing City packs a potent wallop for even the uninitiated nostalgia lover. At its conclusion, the reader is apt to repeat James Brown's trademark chant, 'I Feel Good,' as this Who's Who of Newark entertainers traces the dawning of rhythm and blues to today's new stars who have inherited a rich legacy from their musical forebears. - City News [Newark] has launched many illustrious entertainment careers, including those of jazz legends Sarah Vaughan and Ike Quebec and comedians Jackie Gleason and Redd Foxx. Barbara Kukla knows Newark, then and now, and she heralds its African American cultural legacy in this lively, intimate portrait of the city. - Black Ethnic Collectibles


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"BARBARA J. KUKLA is editor of ""Newark This Week"" for the Newark Star-Ledger."

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