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Sometimes the United States is described as a "melting pot", because all of our citizens have immigrated here from other countries (everyone except Native Americans, who already lived in North America...
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In this Q&A-style video, David Cutler, director of music entrepreneurship at USC, and author or the book "The Savvy Musician," answers questions about music entrepreneurship.
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Patina Miller is a celebrated actress, performer and singer. Born in the small town of Pageland, S.C. on November 6, Miller was raised with music. She grew up singing in her local church’s gospel...
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Jazz legend John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. Dizzy Gillespie, Cheraw's claim to fame, filled many musical roles, such as trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer...
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Dizzy Gillespie was awarded the coveted Handel Medal, which is New York City’s most prestigious arts award. Gillespie is also part of the Newport Jazz Festival Program, and introduced friends and...
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When the opportunity came for a young Dizzy Gillespie to leave Cheraw, he took it. Dizzy moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where he went to school at the Laurinburg Institute. While in Laurinburg...
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Segment 2 follows musician and composer Leon “Pappy” Self. Leon is a fiddle player, whose been pickin’ and singing in Texas since 1931. He was hired by a band called The Light Crust Doughboys, to...
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Jon Sharp is an actor and director living in Beaufort County, South Carolina. He teaches acting at a local community theater, works at a scuba diving shop, and recalls his experiences working with...
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Lesson three is a continuation of The Magical Theater of Music and will be concerned with the elements which make up a "stage setting"--the style and design of the stage set, its construction and its...
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This program is Part II in a series coordinated and hosted by Scot Hockman, who served as Education Associate for the Visual and Performing Arts at the SC Department of Education. Joining him on the...