Ida Cox and John Hammond
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@ New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Photograph of blues singer and Georgia native Ida Cox meeting with John Hammond some years after her 1939 performance in his From Spirituals to Swing concert for an integrated audience at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She is seated on a sofa, and he stands next to her. They grasp hands and smile.Hammond, a prominent musician and producer, worked throughout the 1930s to integrate the music business.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Digital Library of Georgia
