- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Overview of Greek Music in America
1 -
Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era
1 -
Greek Café Music
1 -
Amanes: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother
1 - Rebetika, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
-
George Katsaros: The Last Café-Aman Performer
1 -
“Health to You, Marko, with Your Bouzouki!”: The Role of Spoken Interjection in Greek Musicians’ Imagined Performance World in Historical Recordings Made in America and Abroad
1 - Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
-
Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York
1 -
Communities Born in Song
1 -
Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian Tsambouna and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris
1 - Alternate Resonances: Kalymnian Traditions in Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Greek Record Making in the Early Days, 1896–1937
- Greek Music Piano Rolls in the United States
- Encountering Greek American Soundscapes
-
Bouzoukis and Belly Dancers, Drinkers and Dreamers: A Look at Greek Nightlife at the Crossroads
1 -
Part Four Profiles - Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
-
Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)
1 -
George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)
1 - Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
-
Marika Papagika (1890–1943)
1 - Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
-
Amalia Baka (1897–1979)
1 -
Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)
1 - John K. Gianaros (1904–1998)
- Pericles Halkias (1909–2005)
- Steve Zembillas (1923–2002) and the Grecophon Record Company
-
Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis (1923–2010) and Nina Records
1 - Sotirios (Sam) Chianis (b. 1926)
- Ilias Kementzides (1926–2006)
- Giannis Tatasopoulos (1928–2001)
- Gust J. (Dino) Pappas (1931–1999)
- Harilaos Papapostolou (1932–1998)
- Kay Skordilis (b. 1936)
- Peter Stephen Kyvelos (1943–2017)
- Trio Bel Canto and Takis Elenis (b. 1948)
- George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Appendix
- References
- Contributors
- Index
Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Chapter:
- (p.354) Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Source:
- Greek Music in America
- Author(s):
Panayotis League
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
HarilaosPiperakis was one of Crete's finest lyra players. As a young man he emigrated to the United States to begin a career as a performer, arranger, bandleader, and recording artist that lasted over seventy years. He recorded several songs dealing with American themes or chronicling the Greek immigrant experience in the country. Piperakis left behind a remarkable legacy whose importance in the history of Cretan, Greek, and Near Eastern music grows greater with each passing year
Keywords: Cretan lyra, Greek music, Mixed ethnic kompania, Greek diaspora, Ethnic music recordings
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Overview of Greek Music in America
1 -
Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era
1 -
Greek Café Music
1 -
Amanes: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother
1 - Rebetika, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
-
George Katsaros: The Last Café-Aman Performer
1 -
“Health to You, Marko, with Your Bouzouki!”: The Role of Spoken Interjection in Greek Musicians’ Imagined Performance World in Historical Recordings Made in America and Abroad
1 - Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
-
Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York
1 -
Communities Born in Song
1 -
Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian Tsambouna and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris
1 - Alternate Resonances: Kalymnian Traditions in Tarpon Springs, Florida
- Greek Record Making in the Early Days, 1896–1937
- Greek Music Piano Rolls in the United States
- Encountering Greek American Soundscapes
-
Bouzoukis and Belly Dancers, Drinkers and Dreamers: A Look at Greek Nightlife at the Crossroads
1 -
Part Four Profiles - Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
-
Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)
1 -
George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)
1 - Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
-
Marika Papagika (1890–1943)
1 - Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
-
Amalia Baka (1897–1979)
1 -
Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)
1 - John K. Gianaros (1904–1998)
- Pericles Halkias (1909–2005)
- Steve Zembillas (1923–2002) and the Grecophon Record Company
-
Nicholas “Nicos” Tseperis (1923–2010) and Nina Records
1 - Sotirios (Sam) Chianis (b. 1926)
- Ilias Kementzides (1926–2006)
- Giannis Tatasopoulos (1928–2001)
- Gust J. (Dino) Pappas (1931–1999)
- Harilaos Papapostolou (1932–1998)
- Kay Skordilis (b. 1936)
- Peter Stephen Kyvelos (1943–2017)
- Trio Bel Canto and Takis Elenis (b. 1948)
- George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Appendix
- References
- Contributors
- Index
