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Early, Gerald Lyne was born on April 21, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Early and Florence (Fernandez) Oglesby.
(The author of Tuxedo Junction analyzes the Motown phenome...)
The author of Tuxedo Junction analyzes the Motown phenomenon and its effect on the relationship of blacks and whites in American culture, the media, and the business world of the sixties and early seventies.
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( In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one ...)
In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably, the most significant of all American independent record labels. How it got to be that way and how it changed the face of American popular culture are the subjects of this concise study of Berry Gordy's phenomenal creation. Author Gerald Early tells the story of the cultural and historical conditions that made Motown Records possible, including the dramatic shifts in American popular music of the time, changes in race relations and racial attitudes, and the rise of a black urban population. Early concentrates in particular on the 1960s and 70s, when Motown had its biggest impact on American musical tastes and styles. With this revised and expanded edition, the author provides an up-to-date bibliography of the major books that have been written about Motown Records specifically, and black American music generally. Plus, new appendices feature interviews with four of the major creators of the Motown Sound: Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye.
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(A collection of essays, a long-awaited sequel to the firs...)
A collection of essays, a long-awaited sequel to the first volume, "Tuxedo Junction". Gerald Early explores, not only a variety of subjects, but the form of essay itself, touching on subjects such as multiculturalism, black history month, baseball, racist memorabilia, performance magic and race, Malcom X, early jazz music and, finally, the raising of daughters!
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(In this intimate portrait of life with his two daughters,...)
In this intimate portrait of life with his two daughters, Early moves beyond the myths and stereotypes surrounding black fathers, black children, and black families, to take an honest, unsentimental, and textured look at raising his children with some form of "racial consciousness".
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(Brash and brilliant, an icon of cool, Miles Davis was one...)
Brash and brilliant, an icon of cool, Miles Davis was one of the 20th century's greatest artists. The East St. Louis trumpeter had an enormous impact on jazz with such classic recordings as "Kind of Blue" and "Sketches of Spain" and inspired artists, poets and other musicians with his musical conception and mysterious persona. "Miles Davis and American Culture" examines Davis in a cultural context. In this collection of a dozen essays, William Kenney explores the St. Louis jazz scene of Davis's youth; Eugene B. Redmond looks at East St. Louis's cultural history; Ingrid Monson examines Davis and civil rights; and Waldo Martin discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s. Original interviews and classic photographs round out the volume, published to coincide with the 2001 Miles Davis Festival, celebrating what would have been Davis's 75th birthday.
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Early, Gerald Lyne was born on April 21, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Early and Florence (Fernandez) Oglesby.
Bachelor cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1974; Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1982.
Instructor Washington University, St. Louis, 1982, assistant professor black studies, 1982-1984, assistant professor English and African and Afro-American studies, 1984-1988, associate professor English and African and Afro-American studies, 1988-1991, professor English and African and Afro-American Studies, since 1991, Merle Kling professor modern letters, since 1996. Member W. E. B. Du Bois Award Committee, Washington University, 1982. Chairman Toussaint L'Overture Award Committee, Washington University, 1983-1984.
African and Afro-American Studies Program representative, University College Council, Washington University, 1984-1985. Member Affirmative Action Committee, Washington University, 1984-1985, 87-88, 88-89. Member executive committee Washington University English Department, 1987-1988, member undergraduate committee, 1988-1989.
Chairman undergraduate honors program in English, Washington University, 1988-1989. Associate professor English and Afro-American studies, writer-in-residence Randolph-Macon College, 1990. Script adviser (television series) The Mississippi, Warner Brothers Communications, 1983, consultant Ken Burns' Baseball, 1994.
Member council American Academy Arts and Sciences, 2002.
(In this intimate portrait of life with his two daughters,...)
( In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one ...)
(The author of Tuxedo Junction analyzes the Motown phenome...)
(Brash and brilliant, an icon of cool, Miles Davis was one...)
(A collection of essays, a long-awaited sequel to the firs...)
(Tuxedo Junction: Essays on American Culture early)
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(Rev Exp)
Member American Studies Association, Modern Language Association.
Married Ida Haynes, 1977. Children: Linnet, Rosalind.