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String band

A string band is an old-time music or jazz ensemble made up mainly or solely of string instruments. String bands were popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and are among the forerunners of modern country music and bluegrass. While being active countrywide, in Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs they are a huge part of its musical culture and traditions…

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History of African American old-time string band music

African AmericansMiddle AgesFolk musicPercussion instrumentsSlave ships
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String bands in jazz

Lonnie JohnsonBluesEddie LangJoe VenutiRed McKenzie
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String bands in old-time music

GuitarMandolinDouble bassWashtub bassMississippi
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Instruments in an old-time string band

Stringed instrumentsFiddleHarmonicaHarpsPianos
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History of African American old-time string band music

Instruments in an old-time string band

String bands in old-time music

String bands in jazz

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String band

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String band

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related to String bands in jazz · 28
String band → Another, Artists, As, Ballads, Blues, Bull Frog Moan/A Handful, Eddie Lang, Elmer Snowden, Harlem, James, Joe Venuti, Johnson, Johnson/Lang, Lang, Lonnie Johnson, McKenzie's, My Old Man, Red McKenzie, Rhythm, Riffs
related to String bands in old-time music · 10
String band → African-American, Cincinnati, During, East, In, Mississippi, Such, These, United States, Western
related to External links · 9
String band → Congress, FloridaLibrary, Jazz, MusicMatch Guide, New Grove Dictionary, State Archives, String, String Bands, Stringband
related to history · 7
String band → African American, African Americans, Although African American, Furthermore, Many, Middle Ages, The
related to Instruments in an old-time string band · 3
String band → Depending, Old-time, Those
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String band → old-time music or jazz ensemble made up mainly or solely of string instruments

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string music band instruments bands old-time jazz guitar recorded 1920s 1930s african stringed bass also johnson among banjo violin american

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String bandis aold-time music or jazz ensemble made up mainly or solely of string instruments0.90text
banjosinstance ofthat then sparked the usage of stringed instruments0.80text
violins that the slaves played as a way of entertainmentinstance ofthat then sparked the usage of stringed instruments0.80text
String bandrelated to External linksStringband0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksState Archives0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksFloridaLibrary0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksCongress0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksString0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksNew Grove Dictionary0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksJazz0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksString Bands0.60section
String bandrelated to External linksMusicMatch Guide0.60section

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