Jazz & Blues Musicians of South Carolina: Interviews with Jabbo, Dizzy, Drink, and Others

by Benjamin Franklin V and Benjamin Franklin V

An oral history of musical genres from the Palmetto State musicians who helped define the sounds

From Jabbo Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, and Drink Small to Johnny Helms, Dick Goodwin, and Chris Potter, South Carolina has been home to an impressive number of regionally, nationally, and internationally known jazz and blues musicians. Through richly detailed interviews with nineteen South Carolina musicians, jazz historian and radio host Benjamin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570037434
• ISBN13: 9781570037436
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.3"