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Exhbits - Ramblin' : A Century of African-American Music from East Texas

This staff exhibit focuses on the achievements of African-American blues, jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues artists from Dallas and the surrounding area via a display of record albums, compact discs, books, photographs, posters, vintage publications (from sheet music to magazines), and biographical / analytic information. Musical artists to be showcased include: Scott Joplin (Texarkana); Blind Willie Johnson (Dallas); Blind Lemon Jefferson (Dallas); T-Bone Walker (Dallas); Ornette Coleman (Fort Worth); Freddie King (Dallas); John Carter (Dallas); Sly Stone (Dallas); and others.

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