10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOSE-HARMONY SINGING»
Discover the use of
close-harmony singing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
close-harmony singing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In
Close Harmony: the Story of the
The 1 930s was country's great age of harmony singing, and many of the leading
performers either featured or used exclusively close harmony singing styles. Not
much is actually known about the origins and development of this style; country ...
2
American
Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today
The. Merry. Macs. Back in the early '20s, when America was singing in three parts
and barbershop style, a trio of teenaged brothers, Ted, Judd, and Joe McMichael,
heard a fourth harmony part usually played only by musical instruments and ...
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Four Parts, No Waiting : A Social History of American ...
Despite their many important contributions, these scholars ignore the various
forms of continuous white close-harmony singing throughout the nineteenth
century, they underestimate the importance of minstrelsy in spreading these
forms in the ...
Gage Averill Professor of History and Culture University of Toronto, 2003
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Music USA: The Rough Guide
Classic family harmony teams It is no mystery as to why close-harmony singing
was such a prominent feature of Appalachian music, particularly in the 1930s and
1940s. Ensemble singing was a big part of white rural life, whether in the church
...
Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey, 1999
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Girl Groups, Girl Culture: Popular Music and Identity in the ...
Close Harmony Singing: Barbershop With regard to female singing groups in the
50s, this distribution of vocal parts typifies the work of the Chordettes, a quartet of
young white women from Wisconsin whose hits include 1954's “Mr. Sand- man ...
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Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, ...
... as well as others of more recent vintage, raise questions as to whether the
early appearance of the great Fisk Jubilee Singers may account, in some manner
, for the enduring affinity for Western close-harmony singing among the Maori.
Lynn Abbott, Doug Seroff, 2003
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All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country ...
Freakwater's popularity with an underground rock audience seems to indicate
that the beauty of sparsely adorned close harmony singing will always retain its
appeal. Its acceptance by listeners seeking a cutting edge also seems to indicate
...
Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, 2003
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Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music
Almost from the beginning, these amateur excursions into close harmony singing
have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the professional groups that played a
large part in popularizing the style. Blackface quartets were a staple of minstrel ...
9
Country Music: The Rough Guide
climate had altered considerably — honky-tonk songs, western-swing dance
numbers and loud electric guitars dominated the airwaves where previously folk
ballads, close-harmony singing and quiet acoustic instrumentation were in
demand.
Kurt Wolff, Orla Duane, 2000
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The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music
Amplification and microphone-singing developed alongside the growth of radio
as a popular medium, and the blended vocal sound of the "soft gospel" jubilee
harmony groups effectively exploited this in their close-harmony singing. Groups
...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOSE-HARMONY SINGING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
close-harmony singing is used in the context of the following news items.
There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
What could have been a musical wallowing in nostalgia - albeit with some terrific close-harmony singing - turns out to be a potent drama that ... «Jewish Chronicle, May 15»
Northumberland Ganaraska Chordsmen officially finds its voice
... harmonize while waiting their turn, vocalizing spirituals, folk songs and popular songs in unaccompanied, four-part, close-harmony singing. «Northumberland News, May 15»
Are today's young women in a worse position than their mothers were?
I do a few bits and bobs now – I'm part of a close-harmony singing trio called The Frockettes, have recorded songs for the BBC and sometimes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
Southern Gentlemen Barbershop Chorus to host annual concert
Its members combine more than 100 years of close-harmony singing. It has a wide array of songs, featuring many spirited numbers. «New Bern Sun Journal, Apr 15»
Sylvanian Families: How folksy ways and wholesome values …
A painstakingly built diorama of a bustling garden fête depicts such virtuous activities as sweeping, baking and close-harmony singing. «The Independent, Mar 15»
Sheryl Crow, Royal Albert Hall
She has an electric mode and an acoustic mode – there was much swapping of guitars – and the harmonica and close-harmony singing are ... «The Arts Desk, Oct 14»
The Pierces, Shepherd's Bush Empire
Their close-harmony singing is at the heart of what they do, and it's surprisingly versatile, coming through with power and passion over the rock ... «The Arts Desk, Sep 14»
A Review of 'The Fabulous Lipitones' in Stony Point
So it shouldn't be much of a surprise that Bob, charmingly played by Rachid Sabitri, quickly takes to close-harmony singing. A bit more unlikely ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
