Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith
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Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times' Dwight Garner
"The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith's personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times
Grammy Award-winning music scholar and celebrated biographer John Szwed presents the first biography of Harry Smith, the brilliant eccentric who transformed twentieth century art and culture.
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 08/20/2024
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.38w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9781250338105
About the Author
John Szwed is the author or editor of many books, including biographies of Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, and Alan Lomax. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, and in 2005 was awarded a Grammy for Doctor Jazz, a book included with the album Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax. A former professor of anthropology, African American Studies, and film studies for twenty-six years at Yale University, he was also a Professor of Music and Jazz Studies at Columbia University, and served as the Chair of the Department of Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania.