{"product_id":"thats-got-em-the-life-and-music-of-wilbur-c-sweatman-paperback","title":"That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Berresford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamuel Charters\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of an African American musician and band leader whose showmanship and versatility bridged the gap between ragtime and jazz Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882-1961) is one of the most important, yet unheralded, African American musicians involved in the transition of ragtime into jazz in the early twentieth century. In That's Got 'Em!, Mark Berresford tracks this energetic pioneer over a seven-decade career. His talent transformed every genre of black music before the advent of rock and roll--\"pickaninny\" bands, minstrelsy, circus sideshows, vaudeville (both black and white), night clubs, and cabarets. Sweatman was the first African American musician to be offered a long-term recording contract, and he dazzled listeners with jazz clarinet solos before the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's so-called \"first jazz records.\" Sweatman toured the vaudeville circuit for over twenty years and presented African American music to white music lovers without resorting to the hitherto obligatory \"plantation\" costumes and blackface makeup. His bands were a fertile breeding ground of young jazz talent, featuring such future stars as Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, and Jimmie Lunceford. Sweatman subsequently played pioneering roles in radio and recording production. His high profile and sterling reputation in both the black and white entertainment communities made him a natural choice for administering the estate of Scott Joplin and other notable black performers and composers. That's Got 'Em! is the first full-length biography of this pivotal figure in black popular culture, providing a compelling account of his life and times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Berresford\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, rare record dealer, and editor of \u003ci\u003eVJM's Jazz \u0026amp; Blues Mart\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's oldest jazz and blues record trade magazine. He is author of \u003ci\u003eParry Thomas and Pendine\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan: The Record Label of the Harlem Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42869494546494,"sku":"9781617037221","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/YWhIRkRzOUlWbG5oQXNQMFVEUmdmQT09.webp?v=1780835545","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/thats-got-em-the-life-and-music-of-wilbur-c-sweatman-paperback","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}