James Black
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1793-03-06
- Died
- 1872-06-21
- Works
- 52
Top works
- The Christian life
- The Infant school grammar
- Little grammarian, or, An Easy guide to the parts of speech
- Black, White and the in Between
- Poems
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- 1,463
- Total plays
- 7,559
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1. Though he's little known outside of New Orleans and never recorded an album under his own name, drummer James Black was a Crescent City legend capable of performing everything from complex modernist jazz to gritty funk. An accomplished composer as well, Black had a reputation for being an irascible bandleader, intimidating with his personality just as much as his skill. Born in New Orleans on February 1, 1940, Black soaked up the city's trademark "second line" rhythms from a young age <a href
Key dates
- Born
- 6 March 1793
- Died
- 21 June 1872
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Black
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newport
- Occupation
- judge
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
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1793 births1872 deaths19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly19th-century United States representativesDemocratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesDemocratic Party United States representatives from PennsylvaniaJacksonian United States representatives from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania state court judgesPeople from Newport, Pennsylvania