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- catalog abstract ""Long before the recognized birth of ragtime and jazz such hard-working travelers as Perry George Lowery blew their horns and led their bands throughout America, shaping the sound of modern music while performing in cities and towns across the nation." "An exhausting on-the-road life caused Lowery's name to fade from music history. Even after dazzling America as a marquee soloist and the leader of minstrel and circus bands, Lowery (1870-1942) ended up in an unmarked grave in Cleveland, Ohio." "This biography, the only book-length study of this groundbreaking African American cornet player, resurrects his name. It is the story of a quiet maverick who became the standard that shook American music." "Lowery came from hardscrabble black settlers in Kansas. His family created an environment in which he could develop his musical talent. His life follows the evolution of American music via the circus, minstrelsy, and the vaudeville stage. From 1895 through 1942, he made his name not only as a musician but also as an author, columnist, teacher, showroom, and entrepreneur. H.C. Brown of the Boston Conservatory called him the "World's Greatest Colored Cornet Soloist."" "A road-weary show veteran, Lowery landed a spot in the Ringling Brothers Sideshow Band at the height of the golden age of circuses. At a time when the nation slammed the doors on African American travel and opportunity, his work with the Ringling Brothers changed the music scene. By 1910, as a result of his performances, there were fourteen circus acts that employed African American bands."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13064709.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""A road-weary show veteran, Lowery landed a spot in the Ringling Brothers Sideshow Band at the height of the golden age of circuses. At a time when the nation slammed the doors on African American travel and opportunity, his work with the Ringling Brothers changed the music scene. By 1910, as a result of his performances, there were fourteen circus acts that employed African American bands."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""An exhausting on-the-road life caused Lowery's name to fade from music history. Even after dazzling America as a marquee soloist and the leader of minstrel and circus bands, Lowery (1870-1942) ended up in an unmarked grave in Cleveland, Ohio." "This biography, the only book-length study of this groundbreaking African American cornet player, resurrects his name. It is the story of a quiet maverick who became the standard that shook American music."".
- catalog description ""Long before the recognized birth of ragtime and jazz such hard-working travelers as Perry George Lowery blew their horns and led their bands throughout America, shaping the sound of modern music while performing in cities and towns across the nation."".
- catalog description ""Lowery came from hardscrabble black settlers in Kansas. His family created an environment in which he could develop his musical talent. His life follows the evolution of American music via the circus, minstrelsy, and the vaudeville stage. From 1895 through 1942, he made his name not only as a musician but also as an author, columnist, teacher, showroom, and entrepreneur. H.C. Brown of the Boston Conservatory called him the "World's Greatest Colored Cornet Soloist.""".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-156) and index.".
- catalog description "The Flint Hills settlers -- Going on the road -- Lowery's progressive musical enterprise -- To him who hustles -- The finale of the Golden Age -- The aftershow.".
- catalog extent "xix, 165 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Showman.".
- catalog identifier "1578065550 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1578065569 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Showman.".
- catalog isPartOf "American made music series".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jackson : University Press of Mississippi,".
- catalog relation "Showman.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "788.9/6/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "African American musicians Biography.".
- catalog subject "Cornet players United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Lowery, P. G. (Perry George), 1870-1942.".
- catalog subject "ML419.L69 W382 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Flint Hills settlers -- Going on the road -- Lowery's progressive musical enterprise -- To him who hustles -- The finale of the Golden Age -- The aftershow.".
- catalog title "Showman : the life and music of Perry George Lowery / Clifford Edward Watkins.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".