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- catalog abstract ""Happy in the Service of the Lord" provides an in-depth look at the development of the African-American gospel quartet. Focusing argely on Memphis - long famous for its blues, jazz, and soul music - Kip Lornell reveals the special contributions that quartet members have made to the cultural and musical identity of the city. The author traces the evolution of such groups as the I.C. Glee Club Quartet, the Spirit of Memphis, the Sunset Travelers, and the Southern Wonders from the early 1920s to the late 1980s. Drawing on extensive interviews and field research, Lornell describes a unique world of radio personalities, quartet unions, fans, promoters, and singing teachers. What emerges is a fascinating picture of the complex, multilayered relationships within these communities, enhanced by a probing analysis of the gospel quartets' place within the larger contexts of popular culture and African-American history. "Happy in the Service of the Lord" was first published in 1988. For this second edition, Lornell has added a new chapter on the role of gospel composers and the importance of spirituality in quartet performances. The first chapter, a survey of the history of quartet singing across the United States from Reconstruction to the present, has been completely rewritten to reflect the most recent scholarship. Lornell has also updated and expanded the book's audiography and bibliography.".
- catalog alternative "African-American sacred vocal harmony quartets in Memphis".
- catalog contributor b7480677.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""Happy in the Service of the Lord" provides an in-depth look at the development of the African-American gospel quartet. Focusing argely on Memphis - long famous for its blues, jazz, and soul music - Kip Lornell reveals the special contributions that quartet members have made to the cultural and musical identity of the city. The author traces the evolution of such groups as the I.C. Glee Club Quartet, the Spirit of Memphis, the Sunset Travelers, and the Southern Wonders from the early 1920s to the late 1980s. Drawing on extensive interviews and field research, Lornell describes a unique world of radio personalities, quartet unions, fans, promoters, and singing teachers. What emerges is a fascinating picture of the complex, multilayered relationships within these communities, enhanced by a probing analysis of the gospel quartets' place within the larger contexts of popular culture and African-American history. "Happy in the Service of the Lord" was first published in 1988. For this second edition, Lornell has added a new chapter on the role of gospel composers and the importance of spirituality in quartet performances. The first chapter, a survey of the history of quartet singing across the United States from Reconstruction to the present, has been completely rewritten to reflect the most recent scholarship. Lornell has also updated and expanded the book's audiography and bibliography.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references, discographies and index.".
- catalog description "Prelude: an American in Paris -- One hundred years of singing in harmony -- We are the spirit of Memphis -- I've got on my traveling shoes -- A family of singers -- The forces that shape spiritual quartet singing -- On records and over the airwaves -- Finale: blessed are the dead.".
- catalog extent "xx, 250 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Happy in the service of the Lord.".
- catalog identifier "0870498770 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Happy in the service of the Lord.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press,".
- catalog relation "Happy in the service of the Lord.".
- catalog spatial "Tennessee Memphis".
- catalog subject "782.25/4/08996073076819 20".
- catalog subject "Gospel music Tennessee Memphis History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "ML3187 .L67 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prelude: an American in Paris -- One hundred years of singing in harmony -- We are the spirit of Memphis -- I've got on my traveling shoes -- A family of singers -- The forces that shape spiritual quartet singing -- On records and over the airwaves -- Finale: blessed are the dead.".
- catalog title "African-American sacred vocal harmony quartets in Memphis".
- catalog title "Happy in the service of the Lord : African-American sacred vocal harmony quartets in Memphis / Kip Lornell.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".