Waltz the Hall
Author | : Alan L. Spurgeon |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 1578067421 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781578067428 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Waltz the Hall written by Alan L. Spurgeon and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first book since the 1930s to study this important and little-remembered phenomenon of American folk culture. The author interviewed a large number of older Americans, both black and white, who performed play parties as young adults. A songbook of ninety musical examples and lyrics completes the picture of this vanished tradition."--Jacket.