Recordings of Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy

Andy Kirk''s Clouds of Joy came from Kansas City to find nationwide fame in the later 1930s. The many records they made between 1929 and 1949 came to exemplify the Kansas City style of jazz, but they were also criticized for their populism and inauthenticity. In The Recordings of Andy Kirk'' and his Clouds of Joy, George Burrows considers these records as representing negotiations over racialized ...