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Hagood Plays the Blues: A Night of Live Music

Instructor
Taylor Hagood
Category
Music
WPL02234
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Course Description

Based on the success of the Million Dollar Quartet program, Taylor Hagood is back at the piano to sing and play to make this program both an entertaining and educational experience. The focus is the blues, with a look at the foundations of this uniquely American musical form from New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta, following such diverse artists as Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Boy Williamson, and B. B. King.

Course Info

  • Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Date: Wednesday, February 23
  • Location: Friedberg Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Building
  • Fees: Member - $30
    $75 for any combination of three events, members only
    No Refunds Will be Given for One-Time Events Purchased Within a Discounted Bundle
    Non-member - $35
    One-time guest pass, Member or Non-member at the door - $35.

About the Instructor

  • Taylor Hagood, Ph.D., is a professor of American literature at FAU. He has published several books, including "Faulkner; Writer of Disability" (winner of the 2014 C. Hugh Holman Award for Best Book in Southern Studies), has lectured in venues throughout North America and Europe and was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Munich (2009-10).

    Learning Professorship of Arts and Letters, 2014-15