Tag Archives: music history

You’re Invited to a Johnny Mercer Tribute Concert

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Jennifer Whitney Brown

“A song is born in excitement, has a robust life climbing the popularity charts and traveling to the ends of the earth and then, like rare old wine, brings back nothing but sweet memories.” – Johnny Mercer   We will … Continue reading →

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New Faculty Publication: Beatles vs. Stones

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Jill E. Anderson
cover image, John McMillian, Beatles vs. Stones

John McMillian of the Department of History has recently published Beatles vs. Stones, a lively discussion of the complex relationship between two legendary bands which dominated rock culture during the 1960s and well beyond. Recently reviewed in the New York … Continue reading →

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New Faculty Publication: Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jill E. Anderson
cover, Alex Sayf Cummings, Democracy of Sound

Georgia State University Department of History’s Prof. Alex Sayf Cummings has recently published Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century (2013). “In Democracy of Sound, Alex Sayf Cummings uncovers the little-known history … Continue reading →

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Common, “King of Conscious Hip Hop,” @ GSU

Posted on September 30, 2011 by La Loria Konata

On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3pm, Common will discuss his recently published book, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, in the Student Center Ballroom for the Distinguished Speaker Series. “One Day It’ll All Make Sense is a gripping memoir, … Continue reading →

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