Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans PDF
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Lining Out the Word MUSIC OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr., and Rae Linda Brown 1. California Soul: Music of African Americans in the West, edited by Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Eddie S. Meadows 2. Wilham Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions, by Catherine Parsons Smith 3. Jazz on the Road: Don Albert's Musical Life, by Christopher Wilkinson 4. Harlem in Montmartre: A Pans Jazz Story between the Great Wars, by William A. Shack 5. Dead Man Blues: Jelly Roll Morton Way Out West, by Phil Pastras 6. What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists, by Eric Porter 7. Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop, by Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. 8. Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans, by William T. Dargan g. Music and Revolution: Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba, by Robin D. Moore 10. From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz, by Raul A. Fernandez Lining Out the Word Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans William T. Dargan [A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London CENTER FOR BLACK MUSIC RESEARCH Columbia College Chicago University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England Center for Black Music Research Columbia College Chicago © 2006 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dargan, William T. Lining out the word : Dr. Watts hymn singing in the music of Black Americans / William T. Dargan. p. cm.—(Music of the African diaspora ; 8) Includes bibliographical references (p. ), discography (p. ), and index. ISBN 0-520-23448-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Hymns, English—Southern States—History and criticism. 2. Church music—Southern States. 3. African Americans— Music—History and criticism. I. Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748. II. Title. III. Series. ML3111.D24 2006 782.27'089'96073075—dc22 2004019700 Manufactured in the United States of America 1h 14 13 12 11 #10 Og 08 07 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post- consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions to this book provided by the Center for Black Music Research and the African American Studies Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which is supported by a major gift from the George Gund Foundation. / THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION IMPRINT IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES The George Gund Foundation has endowed this imprint to advance understanding of the history, culture, and current issues of African Americans. Lo the memory of the elders who fired this interest: James Dargan (1866-1943), grandfather William Dargan (1912-1992), father Vashtt Brewer Dargan (1912-2002), mother Rev. C.J. Johnson (1913-1990), mentor BLANK PAGE CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / ix PREFACE / «xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS /— xv Introduction / 1 PART I. THE PROVERBIAL TREES: PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC MAKING 1. “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”: Part I: Congregational Singing as a Worship Ethos for Dr. Watts Hymns / 23 2. “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”: Part II: Regional Style Traditions of Dr. Watts Hymn Singing / 46 3. “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”: The Tradition of Dr. Watts in English Historical Perspective / 90 4. “Father, I Stretch My Hands to Thee”: The Tradition of Dr. Watts in African Historical Perspective / 103 5. ‘I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cries”: The Role of Dr. Watts Hymns in the Musical Acculturation of African Americans / = 120 6. “Go Preach My Gospel, Saith the Lord”: Words as Movers and Shakers in African American Music / 1:40 PART II. THE PROVERBIAL FOREST: WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC MAKING 7. “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”: The Singing Life of the Reverend Doctor C.J. Johnson (1913-1990) / 169 8. “Come Ye That Love the Lord”: The Lining Out—Ring Shout Continuum and the Five-Key Sequence / 193 g. “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”: The Lining Out—Ring Shout Continuum beyond Church Walls) / ar Conclusion / 235 Appendix A. Selection of Transcribed and Discussed Performances / 243 Appendix B. Partial Annotated List of Recorded Lining-Out Performances Held in the Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress / 257 NOTES / 261 BIBLIOGRAPHY / 285 DISCOGRAPHY / 303 INDEX / 305
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