- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Overview of Greek Music in America<sup>1</sup>
- Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era<sup>1</sup>
- Greek Café Music<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Amanes</i>: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Rebetika</i>, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
- George Katsaros: The Last <i>Café-Aman</i> Performer<sup>1</sup>
- “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<sup>1</sup>
- Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
- Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York<sup>1</sup>
- Communities Born in Song<sup>1</sup>
- Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian <i>Tsambouna</i> and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris<sup>1</sup>
- 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<sup>1</sup>
- Part Four Profiles
- Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
- Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)<sup>1</sup>
- George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)<sup>1</sup>
- Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Marika Papagika (1890–1943)<sup>1</sup>
- Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
- Amalia Baka (1897–1979)<sup>1</sup>
- Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)<sup>1</sup>
- 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<sup>1</sup>
- 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
George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Chapter:
- (p.435) George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- Source:
- Greek Music in America
- Author(s):
Tina Bucuvalas
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
George Soffos was born in Ohio into a family with roots in southern Rhodes. He learned to play guitar as a child, studied with master bouzouki player Giannis Tatasopoulos, and by 17 was an independent headliner in Greek clubs throughout the country.Playing a mix of traditional and popular Greek music infused with some aspects of American rock, Soffos was considered one of the best bouzouki musicians of his generation. He performed with most of the great Greek musicians and vocalists of his era in the U.S. and Greece and appeared on several albums.
Keywords: Bouzouki, Greek music, Greek American, Greek clubs, Ethnic recordings
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Overview of Greek Music in America<sup>1</sup>
- Growth of Liturgical Music in the Iakovian Era<sup>1</sup>
- Greek Café Music<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Amanes</i>: The Legacy of the Oriental Mother<sup>1</sup>
- <i>Rebetika</i>, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
- George Katsaros: The Last <i>Café-Aman</i> Performer<sup>1</sup>
- “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<sup>1</sup>
- Turkish Music in the Greek American Experience
- Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York<sup>1</sup>
- Communities Born in Song<sup>1</sup>
- Musical Practice and Memory on the Edge of Two Worlds: Kalymnian <i>Tsambouna</i> and Song Repertoire in the Family of Nikitas Tsimouris<sup>1</sup>
- 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<sup>1</sup>
- Part Four Profiles
- Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
- Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)<sup>1</sup>
- George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)<sup>1</sup>
- Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- Marika Papagika (1890–1943)<sup>1</sup>
- Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
- Amalia Baka (1897–1979)<sup>1</sup>
- Ioannis Halikias, aka Jack Gregory (1898–1957)<sup>1</sup>
- 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<sup>1</sup>
- 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
