New York Music, Block to Block
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
In 1927, the Harlem renaissance peaked and Duke Ellington’s orchestra became the house band for The Cotton Club. Fifty years later, 1977 gave rise to hip hop's innovators and seminal albums from the CBGB crowd. We talk to author and music journalist Tony Fletcher about his new book, All Hopped Up and Ready To Go: Music From the Streets of New York, 1927-77, a look at local neighborhoods that served as laboratories for some of the most influential music of the 20th Century.
- All Hopped Up and Ready to Go on Amazon
- Tony Fletcher's web site
- Blog: John Schaefer on 50 years of New York music
Comments [5]
Whoops. A typo in that last post. Adjusted here:
My respect to Tony for giving David Mancuso, Francis Grasso and Nicky Siano their due. It was a very important moment in New York's musical history (and the world's musical history) when people began to come out to hear a particular DJ play records at an event.
My respect to Tony for giving David Mancuso, Francis Grasso and Nicky Siano their due. It was a very important moment in New York's musical history (and the world's musical history) when the idea took hold that people would come out to hear a particular DJ play records at an event.
My respect to Tony for giving David Mancuso, Francis Grasso and Nicky Siano their due. It was a very important moment in New York's musical history (and the world's musical history) when the idea that people would come out to hear a particular DJ play records at an event.
It's all revved up and ready to go, not hopped up.
Rickie Lee Jones
my 3rd vinyl copy of her debut album is now also starting to wear thin from use. Her voice is as strong, emotional, and warm now as it was in 79.
a true joy :)
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