jpmosu Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 Lately, I've been curious to read more about (and by) Archie Shepp, but I've been a bit frustrated by the lack of ink devoted to him. I guess I have two questions: 1) Besides the chapter in Jost's *Free Jazz,* what are some good secondary sources about Shepp? 2) I know that Archie published a play (*Junebug Graduates Tonight*?). But is there a published collection of Shepp's writings? Or where can I find that particular play? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. john Quote
Michael Fitzgerald Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 Black Music by Leroi Jones and As Serious As Your Life by Valerie Wilmer both have worthwhile info. "Junebug" is in the Black Drama Anthology, Woodie King & Ron Milner (ed). Published by Columbia University Press in 1972. Mike Quote
JSngry Posted September 6, 2003 Report Posted September 6, 2003 Down Beat used to interview him regularly it seemed, from the 60s into the 80s. Quote
jpmosu Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Posted September 6, 2003 (edited) Thanks for the help so far. The Wilmer title is one I've not seen, and the DB interviews may be helpful, too. I also just came across a reference to a Dec. 1966 Newsweek piece on The New Thing that may include a Shepp interview. Edited September 6, 2003 by jpmosu Quote
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