“Ordinary Artists?” An Interview with Howard S. Becker
M.P. & G.B.: Could you tell us about the origin of the expression “dance musicians” in Outsiders? What did it mean at the time?H.S.B.: The reason I added the adjective “dance” to the noun “musicians” was to distinguish the people I was talking about from other kinds of musicians playing in othe...
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Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods
2021
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | M.P. & G.B.: Could you tell us about the origin of the expression “dance musicians” in Outsiders? What did it mean at the time?H.S.B.: The reason I added the adjective “dance” to the noun “musicians” was to distinguish the people I was talking about from other kinds of musicians playing in other organized settings at the same period. Who were these others? I think I was probably quite aware of at least the following specialized groups who were in the musicians’ union but were not “my kind of... |
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