Peretti, Burton W(illiam)

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PERETTI, Burton W(illiam)

PERETTI, Burton W(illiam). American, b. 1961. Genres: History, Music. Career: University of Kansas, Lawrence, visiting assistant professor of history, 1989-92; Colorado College, Colorado Springs, visiting assistant professor of history, 1993-94; University of California, Berkeley, visiting lecturer, 1992-93, 1994; Middle Tennessee State University, assistant professor, 1994- 95; Pellissippi State Technical Community College, professor, 1995-; writer. Publications: The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America, 1992; Jazz in American Culture, 1997. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Humanities, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Knoxville, TN 37933-0990, U.S.A.

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