Author : Eileen Southern
Release : 1997
Genre : Music
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 439/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Music of Black Americans by : Eileen Southern
Download or read book The Music of Black Americans written by Eileen Southern. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the arrival of the first Africans in the English colonies, Eileen Southern weaves a fascinating narrative of intense musical activity. As singers, players, and composers, black American musicians are fully chronicled in this landmark book. Now in the third edition, the author has brought the entire text up to date and has added a wealth of new material covering the latest developments in gospel, blues, jazz, classical, crossover, Broadway, and rap as they relate to African American music.