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Topsy Durham
Author. Music Publisher. Marketing. Paralegal
About Me
www.EddieDurhamJazz.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Topsy M. Durham was born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn, New York. A paralegal by profession, she spent five years working on this labor of love, a comprehensive biography of her father, the late jazz pioneer Eddie Durham. In 2004, she was granted Honorary Citizenship and the Key to the City of San Marcos, Texas, Eddie’s birthplace. She emceed and co-produced the second, third, and fourth outdoor Eddie Durham Music and Heritage Festivals in San Marcos. As president of Swingin’ the Blues! Durham Music Publishing, she oversees many of Eddie’s copyrights on such hits as “I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire”, and “Topsy”. As an activist in the jazz community, she has served on the Board of Directors of The International Women In Jazz, The Harlem Swing Dance Society, and AmSong, Inc., a grassroots organization that spearheaded the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1996. She co-produced and designed the cover for several CDs by NewYorkBlues Hall of Famer Michael Powers, and, although she is not a musician by trade, she played percussions on a few of the songs. Articles about her have appeared in The New York Times, Just Jazz Magazine, and the Swedish publication, Jefferson Blues Magazine. Visit DurhamJazz.com.
My Jazz Story
My House Concert Story
The Author, Topsy M. Durham, is a former Board Member of AmSong, Inc., a grassroots organization which spearheaded the SONNY BONO COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION ACT (1996) - signed by President William Clinton, adding 20 extra years to owning your copyrights! Daughter emcees the ANNUAL Eddie Durham Festival in his hometown of San Marcos, Texas, held mid-October, in the #EddieDurham Park at the Pavilion. She is the Author of 3 books on Eddie Durham and also President of Durham Swing Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP / BMG) The permanent #EddieDurham exhibit is at "Johnnie Armstead's Calaboose African American History Museum", San Marcos, Texas. Topsy also maintains the websites: www.EddieDurhamJazz.com www.PowersBluesMusic.com #MichaelPowersNY www.facebook.com/Eddie.DurhamJazz
