p, 1882-1963 US, Richmond, Virginia
Musician / Composer of Classical
John Powell (September 6, 1882 – August 15, 1963) was an American pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer. He helped found the White Top Folk Festival, which promoted music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains.A firm believer in segregation and white supremacy, Powell also helped found the Anglo-Saxon Clubs of America, which soon had numerous posts in Virginia. He contributed to the drafting and passage of the Racial Integrity Act of 1924, which institutionalized the one-drop rule by classifying as black (colored) anyone with African ancestry.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Symphony In A Major, "Virginia Symphony" / Shenandoah | John Powell | 2003 | Album |
Music Of John Powell | John Powell - Roy Hamlin Johnson | 1995 | Compil. |
Music Of John Powell | John Powell - Roy Hamlin Johnson | 1984 | Album |
Works of Carpenter, Gilbert, Weiss, Powell | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alden Carpenter, Henry F. Gilbert, Adolph Weiss, John Powell | 1977 | Album |
John Powell's Sonata Teutonica | John Powell - Roy Hamlin Johnson | 1977 | Album |
Three Jewish Poems / Rhapsodie Nègre For Piano And Orchestra / Chanticleer | Ernest Bloch, John Powell, Daniel Gregory Mason - Wiener Symphoniker, Walter Hendl, Dean Dixon | 1965 | Album |
Chanticleer / Rhapsodie Negre | Daniel Gregory Mason, John Powell, Dean Dixon | 1953 | Album |