Swing Music and the Great Depression

Event Details

When
09/09/2012 - 2:00pm
Where
Mount Morris Public Library
105 S McKendrie Ave
Mount Morris, IL, 61054-1417
United States
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County: 
Ogle
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Mount Morris Public Library
Where
Mount Morris Public Library
105 S McKendrie Ave
Mount Morris, IL, 61054-1417
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Ogle
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Mount Morris Public Library
A Road Scholar Program by Lewis Erenberg

This lecture utilizes Big Band Swing to demonstrate the importance of popular music to Depression and World War II audiences. Lewis Erenberg examines the competing values contained in the music and shows how racial integration first surfaced in the world of swing because of the insurgent nature of the New Deal Era. This lecture is based on Lewis Erenberg's research and book Swingin' The Dream.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Julie Mastny, 815.734.4927.
IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau