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William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works.
In his autobiography, Handy described how he incorporated elements of black folk music into his musical style. The basic three-chord harmonic structure of blues music and the use of flat third and seventh chords in songs played in the major key all originated in vernacular music created for and by impoverished southern blacks. [21]
Philadelphia developed an early jazz scene, beginning with Ethel Waters, a singer from nearby Chester, Pennsylvania, who was the first star for Black Swan Records. The Standard Theatre and Dunbar Theatre , later renamed the Lincoln Theater, were important venues for jazz in the early 20th century, when most major performers stopped in ...
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) [1] is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Manassas. As both a solo act and member of three successful bands, Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums.
G tuning – G-C-F-A ♯-D-G / G-C-F-B ♭-D-G Four and a half steps down from standard tuning. Used by the doom metal band Warhorse and the brutal death metal band Mortician and the sludge metal project Foreigns.
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1817 – March 31, 1876), dubbed "The Black Swan" (a play on Jenny Lind's sobriquet, "The Swedish Nightingale" and Catherine Hayes's "The Irish Swan"), [1] [2] was an American singer considered the best-known Black concert artist of her time.
Violinist Tim Fain was featured in performance both on-screen and in the soundtrack of Black Swan, [5] and the film also featured various new pieces of music by English production duo The Chemical Brothers, although they are not featured on the official soundtrack. [6]
"Helplessly Hoping" is a song released in 1969 by the American folk rock group Crosby, Stills, and Nash written by Stephen Stills. It was first recorded by Stephen Stills on a 1968 demo album released in 2007: Just Roll Tape.