Dancing to a Black Man's Tune: A Life of Scott Joplin
Dancing to a Black Man's Tune: A Life of Scott Joplin
by Susan Curtis
University of Missouri Press, 1994 Cloth: 978-0-8262-0949-8 | eISBN: 978-0-8262-6023-9 | Paper: 978-0-8262-1547-5 Library of Congress Classification ML410.J75C87 1994 Dewey Decimal Classification 780.92
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
By using Scott Joplin's life as a window onto American social and cultural development at the turn of the century, this biography dramatizes the role of one brilliant African American musician in defining the culture of a still-young nation.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Susan Curtis is Professor of History and American Studies and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue University. She is the author of several books, including A Consuming Faith, The First Black Actors on the Great White Way, and Colored Memories (all with the University of Missouri Press).
The Missouri Biography Series, edited by William E. Foley
REVIEWS
"A thoughtful and intriguing study of the life and world of ragtime creator Scott Joplin (1868-1917)."—Publishers Weekly
"A sensitive exploration of the complexities and anguish that an African American faced in producing music widely acknowledged today as quintessentially American."—American Historical Review
"Curtis sets Joplin in his context and evaluates the scope and importance of his contribution to American culture....Especially good in avoiding clichés while discussing the tensions between white commercial demands on Joplin and his desire to compose his more serious music, this is a highly useful book well done."—Booklist