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The origin story of a groundbreaking album The 1971 Allman Brothers
Band album At Fillmore East was a musical manifesto years in the
making. In Play All Night!, Bob Beatty dives deep into the
motivations and musical background of band founder Duane Allman to
tell the story of what made this album not just a smash hit, but
one of the most important live rock albums in history. Featuring
insights from bootleg tapes, radio ads, early reviews,
never-before-published photos, and the memories of band members,
fans, and friends, Beatty chronicles how Allman rejected the
traditional route of music business success-hit singles and record
sales-and built a band that was at its best jamming live on stage,
feeding off the crowd's energy, and pushing each other to new
heights of virtuosic improvisation. Every challenge, from
recruiting a group of relatively unknown but established musicians
like Jaimoe and Dickey Betts, touring the American South as an
interracial band, and the failure of their first two studio albums,
sharpened Allman's determination to pursue the band's truly unique
sound. He made a bold choice-to record their next album live at
Bill Graham's famous concert hall in New York's Lower East Side, a
gamble that launched a new strand of American music to the top of
the charts. Four days after the album went gold, Duane Allman was
killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 24. This book explores how
At Fillmore East cemented Allman's legacy as a strong-willed,
self-taught visionary, giving fans of Southern rock and all readers
interested in the role of rock music in American popular culture a
new appreciation for this pathbreaking album.
Gain insight into history organizations of all shapes and sizes in
this book, which addresses the opportunities and challenges of
public historians' work through the prism of the past, present, and
future of our communities and institutions, as well as the public
history field itself. Featuring essays from some of the leading
thinkers in the profession, this book not only looks at major
themes as they relate to historians' work but also inspires
creativity in how they approach their work in an institutional and
personal sense. The themes themselves are important, but even more
important are the articles (presented here as chapters) that
amplify the overarching themes. Chapters discuss in-depth and
through real-world examples, the work of history organizations.
They specifically focus on the challenges and opportunities that
are important to any nonprofit (or small
business)-entrepreneurship, change, transformation,
possibility/opportunity, partnerships-but also those unique to
history organizations, leverage the asset of history to: explore
place, commemorate the past (and therefore better understand the
present), demonstrate how it is people who make history, and
discern how to use the past to chart the future. Together, An
American Association for State and Local History Guide to Making
Public History provides a roadmap of the national discussions the
field of history museums and organizations is having regarding its
present and the future.
Gain insight into history organizations of all shapes and sizes in
this book, which addresses the opportunities and challenges of
public historians' work through the prism of the past, present, and
future of our communities and institutions, as well as the public
history field itself. Featuring essays from some of the leading
thinkers in the profession, this book not only looks at major
themes as they relate to historians' work but also inspires
creativity in how they approach their work in an institutional and
personal sense. The themes themselves are important, but even more
important are the articles (presented here as chapters) that
amplify the overarching themes. Chapters discuss in-depth and
through real-world examples, the work of history organizations.
They specifically focus on the challenges and opportunities that
are important to any nonprofit (or small
business)-entrepreneurship, change, transformation,
possibility/opportunity, partnerships-but also those unique to
history organizations, leverage the asset of history to: explore
place, commemorate the past (and therefore better understand the
present), demonstrate how it is people who make history, and
discern how to use the past to chart the future. Together, An
American Association for State and Local History Guide to Making
Public History provides a roadmap of the national discussions the
field of history museums and organizations is having regarding its
present and the future.
Zen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive
conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history.
Divided into six major themes the book covers the scope and breadth
of local history: * Being a Local Historian * Topics and Sources *
Staying Relevant * Getting it Right * Writing History * History
Organizations Each chapter features one of Carol Kammen's memorable
editorials from History News. Her editorial is a "call." Each is
followed by a response from one of more than five dozen prominent
players in state and local history. These Respondents include local
and public historians, archivists, volunteers, and history
professionals across the kaleidoscopic spectrum of local history.
Among this group are Katherine Kane, Robert "Bob" Richmond, Charlie
Bryan, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. The result is a series of
dialogues on important topics in the field of local history. This
interactivity of these conversations makes Zen and the Art of Local
History a unique offering in the public history field.
Zen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive
conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history.
Divided into six major themes the book covers the scope and breadth
of local history: * Being a Local Historian * Topics and Sources *
Staying Relevant * Getting it Right * Writing History * History
Organizations Each chapter features one of Carol Kammen's memorable
editorials from History News. Her editorial is a "call." Each is
followed by a response from one of more than five dozen prominent
players in state and local history. These Respondents include local
and public historians, archivists, volunteers, and history
professionals across the kaleidoscopic spectrum of local history.
Among this group are Katherine Kane, Robert "Bob" Richmond, Charlie
Bryan, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. The result is a series of
dialogues on important topics in the field of local history. This
interactivity of these conversations makes Zen and the Art of Local
History a unique offering in the public history field.
Small museums face the same challenges as large museums on a
tighter budget and with fewer resources. Navigating these obstacles
requires strong leadership and effective governance. The creation
and use of planning documents and a clear mission and vision are
essential to pursuing the long-term health of an organization. This
book features concise, grounded approaches to finding and
articulating the mission and vision of a small museum. Because a
few tools have been invaluable to small museum leaders, the book
also highlights the MAP and CAP assessment process, accreditation,
and provides an overview of the StEPs program.
Small museums must adopt policies of financial responsibility and
stability if they are to last. Through an organized commitment to
transparency and accountability, small museums can achieve sound
financial management just like their larger counterparts. This book
offers sample fiscal policies, guides to fundraising plans, and
budgeting templates to help small museums manage their money
effectively. It also details the fundraising methods available to
small museums and how to measure your progress towards funding
goals. Lastly, the book surveys many common legal issues relating
to small museums as they pertain to financial management and other
topics in the series, such as copyright, human resources.
Effectively managing people, facilities, and partnerships can make
or break an institution. Museum operations encompasses
responsibility for the maintenance of your structure, the safety of
your visitors, and the security of your staff and collections. This
behind-the-scenes administrative effort is rarely what calls people
to work in museums, but good organizational management keeps your
institution functioning smoothly. This book examines how to find
and work well with all the people who can contribute daily to the
museum: paid staff, volunteers, and interns. It also provides many
organizational resources such as an outline for an operations
policy manual, sample job descriptions, and a sample partnership
agreement.
Museums exist to serve their audiences; however, the scope of this
charge is constantly being challenged and changed. This book looks
at new roles small museums have taken as they find ways to become
irreplaceable members of the community, engaging with and
advocating for their audience from large-scale marketing and public
relations efforts to welcome signs and entrances. Book Five
encourages small museums to examine their audiences and make them
comfortable, program to their needs and interests, and spread the
word about the museum s good work. It also features several case
studies of successful evaluation programs, sample press releases,
accessibility checklists, visitor experience checklists and more.
Programs, tours and exhibits are the meat-and-potatoes of what most
museums do to meet their missions to educate the public.
Interpretation helps make small museums compelling so that the
public understands that they are more than a repository of dusty
objects. This book considers researching and designing exhibits and
best practices for sharing the stories with your audiences. It
explores how to orient your organization to be effective
interpreters of what you collect, including how to tell engaging
stories and how to address difficult issues you may have ignored in
the past, like slavery, prejudice and privilege. For the
non-historian, it also offers a step-by-step primer on good
historical research.
Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential
responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these
obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because
its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable
ways to provide basic care for their collections and the tools to
lobby for additional funds for the long-term health of collections.
Small museums often do not have staff expertise on the maintenance
and preservation of these large and expensive pieces of history.
This book offers practical tips for collections care, including
preservation strategies for historic properties and a primer on
managing potential harms to your artifacts.
On July 1, 1997, China took control over Hong Kong, where Britain
had begun a process of introducing democracy. Beatty examines the
process of democratization in Hong Kong, with the argument that
democratic development will continue, despite being under Chinese
rule. Through a series of 128 interviews with 89 Hong Kong elites
from 1997-2002, including legislators and party leaders as well as
participant and direct observation of 15 campaigns for the
Legislative Council in 1998, Beatty analyzed political leaders
beliefs and commitment towards democratic development and
institutions and put them into the context of the post-handover
environment. Evidence from the interviews is used to test the
proposition that adherence to "Asian values" undermines democracy
and Beatty probed Hong Kong elites about their beliefs regarding
the rule of law, freedom of the press, civil liberties, and the
possible trade-offs between economic development and
democratization. A major finding from the in-depth interviews is
that while Hong Kong political elites reject the "Sinapore model"
and the "Asian Values" argument, many do believe in trade-offs
between economic development and democratization. Beatty also
offers sharp insight into the thinking of Hong Kong political
elites and transcends the particular politics of Hong Kong and
delves in the broader subject of elite beliefs and attitudes. An
important analysis for scholars, students, and other researchers
involved with China, Hong Kong, Asian politics and political
values, and political development in general.
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