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Thomas Brothers

Professor of Music
Music
Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
071 Mary Duke Biddle, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Thomas Brothers joined the faculty at Duke in 1991 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published three books on Louis Armstrong, most recently "Louis Armstrong Master of Modernism" (2014), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography. Professor Brothers regularly teaches in  African-American music and rock, as well as in the medieval and renaissance periods.  His most recent book is "Help! The Beatles Duke Ellington and the Magic of …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Music · 2008 - Present Music, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published June 15, 2021
10 Books About Music from Duke Authors
Published April 21, 2015
Duke Alumna, Professor Cited by Pulitzer Committee
Published May 5, 2014
Thomas Brothers: Louis Armstrong's secret lessons from Judaism

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Recent Publications


Help!: The Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the Magic of Collaboration

Book · October 23, 2018 Featured Publication The fascinating story of how creative cooperation inspired two of the world’s most celebrated musical acts. ... Cite

Gladly Learn and Gladly Teach

Journal Article Confluence: The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies · 2009 Cite
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Recent Artistic Works


Thomas Brothers: Performances, 1991 - 1993

Musical Performance January 1, 1993

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1991 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley · 1982 M.A.
University of Pennsylvania · 1979 B.A.