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Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1590201434
ISBN-13
9781590201435
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69743367
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Reference, Composers & Musicians, Popular Culture, Ethnic
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Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
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Hardcover
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1 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
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"O''Connell''s vivid, carefully researched narrative reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind Tom+s single-minded devotion to his performances."- Publishers Weekly "Tom''s is a story with bottomless complexity, touching on race and sanity and slavery and art. But ultimately, his life makes us think about what it means to be human." - Los Angeles Times "If you''re an avid reader of African American history or a student of early American entertainment, you''ll want this book." - Pittsburgh Courier "Deirdre O''Connell lays out for readers the contradictions of an apparent musical genius who fit into no society." - New Jersey Star Ledger " The Ballad of Blind Tom is a unique look at America''s past through the life of a truly unique American." - Present Magazine, Kansas City "Deirdre O''Connell writes dynamically enough to fittingly illustrate Wiggins'' beautiful and tragic story, from his youth spent entertaining plantation society with his "parlor tricks" to his later days, when he faded into the damning realm of vaudeville."- Colorado Springs Independent, "O’Connell’s vivid, carefully researched narrative reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind Tom’s single-minded devotion to his performances."-Publishers Weekly, From Publishers Weekly Documentary filmmaker O'Connell recounts the engaging story of slave prodigy, entertainment sensation and national curiosity Blind Tom (1849-1908). The son of slaves, Tom displayed early musical acuity and a fierce attachment to his owners' family piano, amazing onlookers with his ability to emulate music, dialog and sounds in nature; from age five, Tom was entranced by storms, which he could perfectly mimic, and later was able to play two tunes at a time with his back to the keyboard. Classified as an idiot, yet possessed of remarkable skills (including the ability to perform odd athletic feats), Tom's 40-year career enriched his owners and managers, especially as the effects of war and the opening of northern venues broadened Tom's audience (which included famous commentators like Mark Twain). Tom himself, of course, would struggle under the control of others his entire life, culminating sadly in a debilitating, career-ending stroke. O'Connell's vivid, carefully researched narrative reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind Tom's single-minded devotion to his performances. Copyright (c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. "The name Blind Tom means nothing today, but in Civil War-era America, he was one of the greatest music stars going. Sightless, African American, he was born into slavery and was probably autistic. He was afraid of strangers and clung to his guardians. He would slap those who laughed at him and shove women off the piano bench when their playing offended him. Whooping and sputtering, he would twist his body into knots, standing on one foot and leaning forward, hopping around the room in fits of vigor broken up by somersaults and twirls. He ate with his hands, when he didn't put his face down into his food. And he was called a genius by those who heard him play the piano. Blind Tom had freakish listening skills and an amazing talent for reproducing what he heard. He could play back complicated music he'd listened to but once; he could translate the external phenomena that transfixed him -- rainstorms, trains, sewing machines -- into impressionistic musical fantasies... Tom's is a story with bottomless complexity, touching on race and sanity and slavery and art. But ultimately, his life makes us think about what it means to be human. Such material is catnip for a theory-driven writer. Thankfully, Deirdre O'Connell isn't one. In The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianistshe lays bare the ambiguities and leaves most of them at that. Few books ask as many questions, yet while too many questions can leave us begging for resolution, O'Connell mostly gets out of the way. She airs the unknowable stuff -- but then gets on to the next chapter of this all-but-forgotten mystery man's brilliant career." -RJ Smith,LA Times "An exciting narrative text full of powerful visual imagery...an irresistible read. [Although] Blind Tom was not a blues or roots musician...the story of this fascinating but largely forgotten figure in American music will appeal to many blues and roots fans." -Jon Black, Living Blues Magazine "It's a story full of contradictions and confusion. According to 19th-century white planter ideology, Tom was "sub-human"; according to African-American folklore, he was a "spirit child" blessed with the gift of "second sight"; according to more recent interpretations, he was an autistic savant. The greatest strength of this book is that it sides with none of these views. Instead, O'Connell embraces all "the holes, contradictions, outright lies and distortions and the tiny nuggets of truth" and reimagines the cacophony Tom might have heard in the turbulent world that surrounded him." -Mary Fitzgerald, &l, "O'Connell's vivid, carefully researched narrative reflects the tenor of the times, the culture of the Old South, the chaos of emancipation and Blind TomÕs single-minded devotion to his performances."-Publishers Weekly "Tom's is a story with bottomless complexity, touching on race and sanity and slavery and art. But ultimately, his life makes us think about what it means to be human." -Los Angeles Times "If you're an avid reader of African American history or a student of early American entertainment, you'll want this book." -Pittsburgh Courier "Deirdre O'Connell lays out for readers the contradictions of an apparent musical genius who fit into no society." -New Jersey Star Ledger "The Ballad of Blind Tom is a unique look at America's past through the life of a truly unique American." -Present Magazine,Kansas City "Deirdre O'Connell writes dynamically enough to fittingly illustrate Wiggins' beautiful and tragic story, from his youth spent entertaining plantation society with his "parlor tricks" to his later days, when he faded into the damning realm of vaudeville."-Colorado Springs Independent
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Table Of Content
The Ballad Of Blind Tom Fragments Part One: The Seen and the Unseen 1. A Woman of Good Breeding 2. Every Inch a Southern Gentleman 3. No Ordinary Child 4. Unwritten Legend 5. Second Sight 6. Star of the Musical World 7. The Showman & the Magician 8. She Used to Wash My Face Part Two: "Franatics" 9. Some Fellow Might Steal Me 10. Thunder of War 11. Home Sweet Home 12. Fiah Up De Engines! 13. Yankee Justice Part Three: Clangorous Agonies 14. The Great Musical Mystery 15. Heavenly Tones 16. Perpetual Motion 17. The Things Revealed Part Four: Fellow Beings 18. The Last American Slave 19. "Tom Is Non Compos Mentis" 20. Netherworld 21. Thunderstorm Requiem Epilogue: The Real Blind Tom Notes Acknowledgments Index
Synopsis
Born into slavery in Georgia, Tom Wiggins died an international celebrity in New York in 1908. His life was one of the most bizarre and moving episodes in American history. Born blind and autistic-and so unable to work with other slaves-Tom was left to his own devices. He was mesmerized by the music of the family's young daughters, and by the time he was four Tom was playing tunes on the piano. Eventually freed from slavery, Wiggins, or "Blind Tom" as he was called, toured the country and the world playing for celebrities like Mark Twain and the Queen of England and dazzling audiences everywhere. One part genius and one part novelty act, Blind Tom embodied contradictions-a star and a freak, freed from slavery but still the property of his white guardian. His life offers a window into the culture of celebrity and racism at the turn of the twentieth century. In this rollicking and heartrending book, O'Connell takes us through the life (and three separate deaths) of Blind Tom Wiggins, restoring to the modern reader this unusual yet quintessentially American life.
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