Class Year
2020
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2016
Department 1
First Year Seminar
Abstract
He battled for superiority over his fellow musicians in the shady nightclubs of New Orleans, led his great Creole Jazz Band in the early 1920s, and stood tall in the face of racial prejudice. Joe “King” Oliver was the type of man to not just survive but thrive—like any true king would.
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Recommended Citation
Mann, Tyler J., "One King to Rule Them All" (2016). Student Publications. 491.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/491
Comments
Written for FYS 118 - Why Jazz Matters: The Legacy of Pops, Duke, and Miles.