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Famous modern Negro musicians

Jan 9, 2020 01/20

by Lovingood, Penman, 1895-1993

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viii, 68 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Biography, African American musicians

Internet Archive Books

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Music and some highly musical people : containing brief chapters on I.A description of music. II. The music of nature. III. A glance at the history of music. IV. The power, beauty, and uses of music. Following which are given sketches of the lives of remarkable musicians of the colored race. With portraits, and an appendix containing copies of music composed by colored men

Feb 19, 2020 02/20

by Trotter, James M., 1842-1892

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353 pages, 1 leaf, 152 pages including plates : 20 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Biography, African American musicians

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Studio loving : Harmony and Lyric's story

Aug 20, 2021 08/21

by Kiana, author

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220 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Fiction, African American musicians

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Voices of joy, voices of freedom: Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis, Jr., Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson, Lena Horne

Jan 8, 2020 01/20

by Dobrin, Arnold

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127 pages : 24 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature, African American musicians, African...

Wellesley College Library

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Music and some highly musical people; containing brief chapters on I. A description of music. II. The music of nature. III. A glance at the history of music. IV. The power, beauty, and uses of music. Following which are given sketches of the lives of remarkable musicians of the colored race. With portraits, and an appendix containing copies of music composed by colored men

Aug 25, 2014 08/14

by Trotter, James M

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Music: Appendix, p. 4-152
Topic: African American musicians

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A man called Adam

Oct 13, 2015 10/15

by Pine, Leslie Gilbert; Rome, Tina

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A novel based on the motion picture
Topic: African American musicians
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The stars & superstars of Black music

Sep 28, 2012 09/12

by Pascall, Jeremy; Burt, Rob

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Topic: African American musicians

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Right on!'s 100 super-soul stars

Nov 9, 2012 11/12

by Wieder, Judy, comp; Mattern, Lynn

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"An official Tiger beat publication."
Topic: African American musicians
Source: removedNEL

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The stars & superstars of Black music

Aug 25, 2014 08/14

by Pascall, Jeremy; Burt, Rob

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Topic: African American musicians

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Hunting down Amanda : a novel

Nov 4, 2009 11/09

by Klavan, Andrew

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Reprint. Originally published: New York : W. Morrow, c1999
Topics: African American musicians, Healers

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Icons of Black music

May 17, 2018 05/18

by Greig, Charlotte, 1954-2014

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176 pages : 29 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Biography, African American musicians, Populaire muziek, Negers,...

Cornell University Library

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The Jubilee Singers : and their campaign for twenty thousand dollars

Oct 30, 2009 10/09

by Pike, Gustavus D

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Topics: Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, African American musicians, African American musicians --...

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My black angel : blues poems and portraits

Oct 4, 2021 10/21

by Addonizio, Kim, 1954- author

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64 pages : 28 cm
Topics: Blues (Music) -- Poetry, African American musicians -- Portraits, African American musicians, Blues...

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Look what they done to my song; a novel

Oct 12, 2010 10/10

by McCluskey, John

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Errata slip inserted
Topics: African Americans, African American musicians

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More than dancing : essays on Afro-American music and musicians

Oct 21, 2010 10/10

by Jackson, Irene V; Howard University. Center for Ethnic Music

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Includes music, bibliographies, a discography, and index
Topics: African Americans, African American musicians

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A drop of patience

Jul 21, 2010 07/10

by Kelley, William Melvin, 1937-

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237 p. ; 22 cm
Topics: African American musicians, Blind musicians

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Blacks in classical music : a bibliographical guide to composers, performers, and ensembles

Jan 16, 2012 01/12

by Gray, John, 1962-

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Includes indexes
Topics: Musicians, Black, African American musicians

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Black music, four lives

Jul 19, 2013 07/13

by Spellman, A. B., 1935- . cn

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First ed., 1966, has title: Four lives in the bebop business
Topics: Jazz musicians, African American musicians

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Basic jazz on long play

Jun 13, 2016 06/16

by Lucas, John, 1918-1999

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Print version record
Topics: Jazz, African American musicians, Musicians

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Notes and tones : musician-to-musician interviews

Mar 7, 2013 03/13

by Taylor, Art

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Includes index
Topics: Jazz musicians, African American musicians
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Cornell University Library

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Music and some highly musical people; containing brief chapters on I. A description of music, II. The music of nature, III. A glance at the history of music, [and] IV. The power, beauty, and uses of music, following which are given sketches of the lives of remarkable musicians of the colored race

Nov 20, 2009 11/09

by Trotter, James M

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The gospel sound : good news and bad times

May 1, 2009 05/09

by Heilbut, Anthony

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Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1975
Topics: Gospel music, African American musicians

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Deep blues

Mar 7, 2013 03/13

by Palmer, Robert

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Discography: p. [279]-293
Topics: Blues (Music), African American musicians
Source: removedNEL

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The Illustrated encyclopedia of Black music

Dec 20, 2011 12/11

by Clifford, Mike; Futrell, Jon; Bonds, Ray

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"A Salamander book"--P. [4]
Topics: African American musicians, Musicians, Black

Cornell University Library

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Music and some highly musical people : containing brief chapters on I. A description of music. II. The music of nature. III. A glance at the history of music. IV. The power, beauty, and uses of music. Following which are given sketches of the lives of remarkable musicians of the colored race, with portraits, and an appendix containing copies of music composed by colored men

Nov 8, 2009 11/09

by Trotter, James M

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Topics: African American musicians, Musicians, Piano music, African American musicians -- Biography,...

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Jazzmen

Mar 5, 2010 03/10

by Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995, ed; Smith, Charles Edward, joint ed

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Contributors (in addition to the editors): William Russell, S. W. Smith, E. Simms Campbell, E. J. Nichols. Wilder Hobson, Otis Ferguson and R. P. Dodge
Topics: Jazz, Jazz musicians, African American musicians

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Hunting down Amanda

Jan 5, 2012 01/12

by Andrew Klavan

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Topics: African American musicians -- Fiction., Healers -- Fiction.

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Black music, white business : illuminating the history and political economy of jazz

Apr 6, 2012 04/12

by Kofsky, Frank

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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: Jazz, African Americans, African American musicians

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Jazzmen

Aug 4, 2016 08/16

by Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995, ed; Smith, Charles Edward, joint ed

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Reprint of the 1959 ed. published by Harcourt, Brace, New York
Topics: Jazz, Jazz musicians, African American musicians
Source: removedNEL

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Composers in America; biographical sketches of contemporary composers with a record of their works

Oct 29, 2010 10/10

by Reis, Claire R

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xvi, 399 p. ; 25 cm
Topics: Musicians, Composers, Music, African American musicians

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Famous Negro music makers; illustrated with photos

Nov 30, 2010 11/10

by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Includes material on the Fiske Jubilee Singers, James A. Bland, Bert Williams, Bill Robinson, Leadbelly, Jelly Roll Morton, Roland Hayes, William Grant Still, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Bennie Benjamin, Mahalia Jackson, Dean Dixon, Lena Horne, and famous jazz musicians
Topics: African American musicians, Musiciens noirs américains

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Black music

Nov 8, 2011 11/11

by Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- . cn

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221 p. 22 cm
Topics: African Americans, Jazz, African American musicians

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African American musicians

Sep 28, 2010 09/10

by Tate, Eleanora E; Haskins, James, 1941-

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-165) and index
Topics: African American musicians, Musicians, African Americans

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Jeremiah sings the blues

Feb 12, 2021 02/21

by Washington, Cassandra

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278 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: African American musicians -- Fiction, Musicians -- Fiction, African Americans -- Fiction, African...

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My song : a memoir

Jul 13, 2012 07/12

by Belafonte, Harry, 1927-; Shnayerson, Michael

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Includes index
Topics: Belafonte, Harry, 1927-, Singers, African American musicians
Source: removedNEL

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Urban blues

Nov 3, 2016 11/16

by Keil, Charles

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Originally published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1966. With new afterword
Topics: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, African American musicians
Source: removedNEL

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Four lives in the bebop business

Aug 3, 2021 08/21

by Spellman, A. B., 1935-

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xiv, 241 p. : 21 cm
Topics: Jazz musicians -- Biography, African American musicians -- Biography

Brigham Young University

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The story of the Jubilee Singers : with their songs

Jan 13, 2012 01/12

by Marsh, J. B. T

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" ... in part an abridgment of the two Jubilee histories which were written by the Rev. G.D. Pike ... "
Topics: Jubilee Singers, African American musicians, African Americans

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Just before jazz : Black musical theater in New York, 1890-1915

Mar 14, 2012 03/12

by Riis, Thomas Laurence

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Bibliography: p. [223]-232
Topics: Musical theater, African Americans, African American musicians
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Boogaloo : the quintessence of American popular music

Jul 21, 2011 07/11

by Kempton, Arthur, 1949-

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-468) and index
Topics: African Americans, African American musicians, Popular music

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Touched by God : black gospel greats share their stories of finding God

Sep 1, 2011 09/11

by Jones, Bobby; Sussman, Les, 1944-

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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Gospel musicians, Christian biography, African American musicians

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Blues from the Delta

Feb 23, 2012 02/12

by Ferris, William R

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Reprint. Originally published: 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1978
Topics: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, African American musicians

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Boogaloo : the quintessence of American popular music

Nov 15, 2010 11/10

by Kempton, Arthur, 1949-

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-468) and index
Topics: African Americans, African American musicians, Popular music

Project Gutenberg

2,638 2.6K

Music and Some Highly Musical People

Jun 14, 2011 06/11

by Trotter, James M., 1842-1892

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Book from Project Gutenberg: Music and Some Highly Musical People Library of Congress Classification: ML
Topics: African American musicians -- Biography, African Americans -- Music
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28056

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Dark midnight when I rise : the story of the Jubilee Singers, who introduced the world to the music of Black America

Oct 21, 2010 10/10

by Ward, Andrew, 1946-

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-474), and index
Topics: Jubilee Singers, African American musicians, Afroamerikanische Musik

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Love tornado : a novel

Feb 18, 2021 02/21

by John, Mable

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245 p. ; 21 cm
Topics: African Americans -- Fiction, African American musicians -- Fiction

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The legacy of the blues : a glimpse into the art and the lives of twelve great bluesmen : an informal study

Sep 20, 2011 09/11

by Charters, Samuel Barclay

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Discography: p. 189-192
Topics: Blues (Music), Blues musicians, African American musicians

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

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The story of the Jubilee Singers; with their songs

Sep 10, 2012 09/12

by Marsh, J. B. T

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"Jubilee songs": p. 125-265
Topics: Jubilee singers, African American musicians, African Americans

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Night song

Feb 27, 2012 02/12

by Williams, John Alfred, 1925-

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219 p. 21 cm
Topics: African American musicians, Drug addicts, African Americans

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The sound of soul

Jul 12, 2010 07/10

by Garland, Phyl

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Discography: p. 239-241
Topics: Soul music, Soul musicians, African American musicians

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