Aleta Hodge explores a century of music, family, and community in Indiana Avenue – Life and Musical Journey from 1915 to 2015. Featuring artists from Wes Montgomery and the Ink Spots to Angela Brown and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.
Indiana Avenue – Life and Musical Journey from 1915-2015 Book
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In Indiana Avenue – Life and Musical Journey from 1915 to 2015, Aleta Hodge connects a century of musical history with the story of her family and the African American neighborhood that shaped her.
The book explores a musical legacy that reaches across ragtime, blues, jazz, spirituals, bebop, doo-wop, Motown, opera, and hip-hop. Through this broad range of traditions, Hodge celebrates the artists and community whose contributions became part of Indiana’s cultural identity.
Featured musicians include Wes Montgomery, J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard, the Ink Spots, David Baker, Slide Hampton, Hoagy Carmichael, Angela Brown, and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.
Combining personal connections with music history, Hodge offers readers a way to explore Indiana Avenue through both its celebrated performers and the community behind the music.
