| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 19 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Roger Wayne. |
| Summary |
Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric. Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, the Savoy Ballroom, Reefer Madness, Charlie Parker, the birth of bebop, the rise of the Beat Generation, and the launch of heroin in Harlem. Having spent a lifetime immersed in the overlapping worlds of music and drugs, Torgoff reveals material that has never been disclosed before. Bop Apocalypse is a truly fresh contribution to our understanding of jazz, race, and drug culture. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz musicians -- United States.
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Music and race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Beat generation.
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Drugs -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Wayne, Roger.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781515927266 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1515927261 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11798092 |
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