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Perea, J.-C. (2012). The Unexpectedness of Jim Pepper. MUSICultures, 39(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/19995
Abstract
Cultural historian Philip Deloria employs the concepts of “expectation and anomaly” to illuminate the influence of “unexpected” American Indians on the formation of American popular culture during the early twentieth century. I apply Deloria’s framework towards an examination of Creek and Kaw saxophonist Jim Pepper at the time of his 1969 release “Witchi Tai To.” I situate Pepper’s music as sounding a unique vision of Indigenous musical modernity, exploring expectations relating to his fusion of musical styles and concluding with a reflection upon “Witchi Tai To’s” ownership.- The author retains copyright over the work.
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