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Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge

The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945

Edited by Ronald D. Cohen
University Press of Mississippi

Collected correspondence from arguably the most important folklorist of the twentieth century

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Knowing Jazz

Community, Pedagogy, and Canon in the Information Age

University Press of Mississippi

How the claim to jazz knowledge forges community and forms an understanding of canon

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Mississippi Hill Country Blues 1967

University Press of Mississippi

The photographic record of unprecedented musical discovery and the geniuses of Mississippi’s Hill Country blues

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Scotty and Elvis

Aboard the Mystery Train

University Press of Mississippi

The true life story of Elvis’s original guitarist, the masterful Scotty Moore

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Jazz Diplomacy

Promoting America in the Cold War Era

University Press of Mississippi

How America used jazz musicians to carry the anti-communist message when politics failed

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That's Got 'Em!

The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman

University Press of Mississippi

The story of an African American musician and band leader whose showmanship and versatility bridged the gap between ragtime and jazz

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I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now

Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta

University Press of Mississippi

A critical look at the controversial strategies officials and promoters wield to “sell” the blues

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The Starday Story

The House That Country Music Built

University Press of Mississippi

The full story of one of country music’s most influential record labels

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Saved by Song

A History of Gospel and Christian Music

University Press of Mississippi

A comprehensive resource on a foundational American musical form

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Ragged but Right

Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz

University Press of Mississippi

The groundbreaking study of “coon songs” and ragtime in black musical comedies, circus sideshows, and tented minstrel shows

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Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942

University Press of Mississippi

A study of how jazz greats dazzled and enlivened coal towns during the Great Depression

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Exploring American Folk Music

Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the United States

University Press of Mississippi

The perfect introduction to the many strains of American-made music

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The Poetics of American Song Lyrics

Edited by Charlotte Pence
University Press of Mississippi

Poets, teachers, and musicologists fusing studies of form, scansion, and musical creation to redefine the place of the American bard

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Memphis Boys

The Story of American Studios

University Press of Mississippi

A detailed history of an unsung recording studio and its lasting impact on rhythm and blues

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Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests

University Press of Mississippi

A journey to the main public venue for the most vigorous American folk music tradition

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