The School of Arizona Dranes

Timothy Dodge

doi:10.5771/9780739167137

Summary

Arizona Dranes (1889-1963) was a true musical innovator whose recordings made for the Okeh label during the years 1926-1928 helped lay the foundations for what would soon be known as gospel music. Her unique blend of ragtime, barrelhouse, and boogie woogie piano plus her exciting and emotional Pentecostal style of singing influenced the development of gospel music for the next forty years and beyond.

The School of Arizona Dranes: Gospel Music Pioneer covers the life and career of Dranes and situates her accomplishments in the broader history of African American gospel music and the rise of the Pentecostal movement. Starting with the earliest recordings of the music in the late nineteenth century, this book provides a history of African American sacred and gospel music that convincingly demonstrates the revolutionary nature of Dranes’s musical accomplishment. Using specific examples, the author traces the far-reaching influence of Arizona Dranes on African American gospel piano playing and singing.

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Copyright year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-6712-0
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-6713-7
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 195
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
1 Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
2 Arizona Dranes No access Pages 19 - 56
3 The Pentecostal Church and Black Sacred Music No access Pages 57 - 84
4 The Role of Women in the Pentecostal Church No access Pages 85 - 100
5 Early Twentieth-Century Black Sacred Music and the Recording Industry No access Pages 101 - 132
6 The School of Arizona Dranes No access Pages 133 - 164
7 Conclusion No access Pages 165 - 174
Bibliography No access Pages 175 - 182
Index No access Pages 183 - 194
About the Author No access Pages 195 - 195