Chigaco and Smith's Legacy

John Lang Jr. and the Blind Boone Concert Company

John Lang, Jr. turned Boone's talent into a successful business. The show was among the most successful touring companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered [https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered] Join our Patreon for updates and exclusive content.

The Birth and Early Life of John William Boone

John William Boone, known by the professional name "Blind" Boone was a classical and ragtime pianist and composer from Missouri. He faced great uncertainty and dangers building a career in the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras on his way to becoming one of America's most popular touring entertainers. https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered [https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered] Join our Patreon for updates and exclusive content.

Wilbur Sweatman Part 2

Sweatman develops his vaudeville act and lands in New York City. He records for numerous record labels and works in music publishing, eventually representing the estate of Scott Joplin. Don't forget to join our Patreon to get access to a playlist for this episode and other exclusive content. https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered [https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered] Join our Patreon for updates and exclusive content.

Wilbur Sweatman Part 1

Wilbur Sweatman, b. 1881 in Brunswick, Missouri was an important musician who connects ragtime, vaudeville and itinerant show bands to the birth of jazz. Depending on how one determines what jazz is, he was very likely the first artist to make an audio recording of this emerging style. Comparisons of Sweatman's style to better known O.D.J.B. recordings from the time after the release of Sweatman's 1916 Down Home Rag show them to sound more arranged and scripted, possessing less of the fire and spirit of improvisation found in Sweatman's work. https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered [https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered] Join our Patreon for updates and exclusive content.

Chigaco and Smith's Legacy

Part 6 of 6. Smith organizes music groups for the Pullman Railcar Company and youth bands for the Chicago Defender newspaper. He has a work premiered by the St. Louis Symphony. Notable former students abound. https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered [https://www.patreon.com/c/NamelessandUnremembered] Join our Patreon for updates and exclusive content.