Top 10 Best "African American Musicians" Books

A Pioneering Twentieth Century African-American Musician

Jeffery Ames

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Navigators

Terry Jenoure

African American Musicians

Navigators

Navigators vividly brings to life the stories of twelve African American artists who teach music, dance, and visual arts at colleges and universities that have traditionally been viewed as White institutions. In this captivating and moving book, Theresa Jenoure shows that there's a great deal to be learned from the experience of these teachers. She explores their visions and callings as creative artists and how they function in higher education. In so doing, she presents relevant ideas about the development and sustenance of creativity.

African American artists have played a monumental role in the evolution of American culture. Mainstream artists from Picasso to Martha Graham to the Rolling Stones have dipped into the wellsprings and drawn inspiration from the creative expressions of African Americans throughout the nation's history. In informal but profound ways, they have been models and mentors, exerting tremendous leadership in the arts but have had little influence over the formal study of their knowledge in schools.

As the twelve teachers' stories unfold...

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Great African American Musicians

Lemuel
Jr. Berry
Richard Bradberry

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What Is This Thing Called Jazz?

Eric Porter

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From Jazz to Swing

Thomas Hennessey

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African-American Music

Earl L. Stewart

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African American Musicians (Black Stars)

Eleanora E. Tate

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The Songs of Blind Folk

Terry Rowden

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We'll Understand It Better By and By

Bernice Johnson Reagon

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Lift Every Voice

Burton W. Peretti

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Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

For over 200 years in African-American churches throughout the country, gospel and spiritual music have offered solace and been a source of celebration, leaving a mark not only on the Christian world, but on popular music as well. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit contains the lyrics and music of 101 of the most widely known and cherished of these pieces, ranging from heartring spirituals sung during slave times (Steal Away; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot) to songs of unity from the civil rights movement and contemporary times (We Shall Overcome, I'll Fly Away). The book also presents a biography of each composer and the history of the evolution of each song, examining the role it played in enabling African-Americans to develop the strength to carry on in the face of adversity. An important historical document as well as an inspirational gift, the book captures the rich connections between song and experience as no other volume does.

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Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

Gwendolin Sims Warren

African American Musicians

Louis Armstrong

Patricia C. McKissack
Fredrick
Jr. McKissack

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