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That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman
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That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman Hardback - 2009

by Mark Berresford

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Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882-1961) is one of the most important, yet unheralded, African American musicians involved in the transition of ragtime into jazz in the early twentieth century. In That's Got 'Em!, Mark Berresford tracks this energetic pioneer over a seven-decade career. His talent transformed every genre of black music before the advent of rock and roll--"pickaninny" bands, minstrelsy, circus sideshows, vaudeville (both black and white), night clubs, and cabarets. Sweatman was the first African American musician to be offered a long-term recording contract, and he dazzled listeners with jazz clarinet solos before the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's so-called "first jazz records." Sweatman toured the vaudeville circuit for over twenty years and presented African American music to white music lovers without resorting to the hitherto obligatory "plantation" costumes and blackface makeup. His bands were a fertile breeding ground of young jazz talent, featuring such future stars as Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmie Lunceford. Sweatman subsequently played pioneering roles in radio and recording production. His high profile and sterling reputation in both the black and white entertainment communities made him a natural choice for administering the estate of Scott Joplin and other notable black performers and composers. That's Got 'Em! is the first full-length biography of this pivotal figure in black popular culture, providing a compelling account of his life and times. Mark Berresford is a writer, rare record dealer, and editor of VJM's Jazz & Blues Mart, the world's oldest jazz and blues record trade magazine. He is the author of Parry Thomas and Pendine and coauthor of Black Swan: The Record Label of the Harlem Renaissance.

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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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  • Title That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman
  • Author Mark Berresford
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Mississippi
  • Publication date 2009-12-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781604730999 / 1604730994
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.75 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91 cm)
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Jazz - History and criticism, African American jazz musicians
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009023904
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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