Item Detail
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Floyd, Samuel A.
Reisser, Marsha J. -
Black music biography : an annotated bibliography
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Book
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White Plains, N.Y.
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c1987
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Kraus International Publications
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xxvi, 302 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0527301582; 9780527301583
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African American musicians--Biography--Bibliography.
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Music History; African American Music; United States
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ML 128 .B3 F6 1987
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Floyd, Samuel A., and Marsha J. Reisser. Black Music Biography: An Annotated Biography. White Plains, New York: Kraus International, 1987.
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An annotated biography surveying the history of Black American music and/or race relations in the United States. Contains annotations of books written by or about black musicians.
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Majority of information was taken from Eileen Southern's Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. Contains annotated listings of books about/by the artist along with brief descriptions of the books and a selective discography.
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Organized alphabetically by last name of musician. Entries include Turabian Citation of each book about the artist, brief description of book, and a selected discography for each artist.
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The descriptions in the book are helpful when looking for specific information about an artist.
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No biographies of the artists are included.
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Basart, Ann P. Cum notis variorum 127 (1988): 20.
de Lerma, Dominique-René. American Reference Books Annual 20 (1980): 1224. -
BYU Mus Ref
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3195