The Party Winds Down
The Party Winds Down
This chapter discusses the principal forces that brought to a close in 1942 the lively engagement with big bands that black Mountaineers had enjoyed for a number of years. It suggests that this development may be attributed to wartime policies concerning rationing and a reduction in the number of employed black miners. The chapter analyzes several issues embedded within the history of the of big band musical culture and explains some of the reasons why this culture flourished in West Virginia to an extent not to be observed in states lying to its east, west, or south.
Keywords: big bands, black Mountaineers, rationing, back miners, musical culture, West Virginia
University Press of Mississippi requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
