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Nations, Opal L.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1941

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Hummi Crundi Part One / Nations, Opal L.., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-05457-5561
Scope and Contents This book is printed on rice paper. It is a surrelistic novel with a single illustration.Opal Nations was born in Brighton, England. During the mid-sixties he worked as lead vocalist in London clubs with the late Alexis Korner's Band and later his own group, The Frays. He helped popularize American soul-based R & B and gospel music in Great Britain. It was through his efforts that black American gospel artists visited the country to perform in various major cities. He also became part of one of England's first integrated gospel groups, The Ram John Holder Group. With The Frays, and later as a soloist, he recorded for Decca Records in London. After brief periods with various London R&B bands, he turned his back on singing and began a career as an experimental fiction writer. His textual work, sometimes strange, sometimes humorous in nature, appeared in over 200 small press magazines around the world. Texts have been translated and published in French, German, and...
Dates: 1971