Samuel A. Floyd Jr.

CTL-E-3342 · Person · scholar · 1980-present

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Musicologist; founded the Center for Black Music Research (1983) and the Black Music Research Journal (1980); pioneering scholar of Black concert and vernacular music.

The record

Also known as: Samuel Floyd

Notes

RELP76 new entity (2026-10-06). Identity check: name-collision checked. Founder of CTL-E-3341 (CBMR).

Relationships

Center for Black Music Research — founded
Samuel A. Floyd Jr. founded the Center for Black Music Research in 1983.
Center for Black Music Research — affiliated with
Floyd founded and directed the Center for Black Music Research.
Columbia College Chicago — affiliated with
Floyd built the Center at Columbia College Chicago.

Referenced by

CBMR defunding threat — related to → this record
Center for Black Music Research — founded by → this record

Sources

The HistoryMakers - Finding Aid: Video Oral History Interview with Samuel Floyd (A2003_014)
Kernodle / Univ. of Michigan - Walk Together Children (journal article)
JBHE - Center for Black Music Research May Be on the Chopping Block (2012-05)

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