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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Duke Ellington's America	Harvey G. Cohen	A cultural and musical biography of Duke Ellington.	OL13850886W
Hot from Harlem	Bill Reed	"From the days of minstrelsy to Black Broadway, this book is the story of African American entertainment as seen through the eyes of its most famous as well as some of its most obscure practitioners.…	OL15025884W
African American musicians	Eleanora E. Tate	Presents biographical profiles of African Americans, both legendary and less well-known, who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past 200 years.	OL15834348W
Musicians	Debbie Foy	This title looks at key musicians from black history such as Paul Robeson, Michael Jackson and Shirley Bassey. Biographies of each individual detail their childhood, struggles and achievements, looki…	OL16015176W
Incredible African-American jazz musicians	Stephen Feinstein	"Readers will learn about a variety of African American jazz musicians including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Her…	OL16295941W
Pharrell Williams	Chris Roberts	In 2003, Pharrell Williams was responsible (performing or producing) for 43 per cent of all the music played on radio across the USA, and 20 per cent in the UK. His prolific and varied collaborations…	OL17272633W
Kansas City lightning	Stanley Crouch	The first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century. Charlie Parker personified the tortured American artist: a revolutio…	OL17826742W
Dream boogie	Peter Guralnick	Acclaimed Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick returns with a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business dest…	OL1909610W
Contact High	Vikki Tobak	Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries--their contact sheets. Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 …	OL19677702W
Sean "Diddy" Combs	Jen Jones	"Explores the life of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, including his childhood, his ascent to fame in the music industry, his family life, and his great success as an entrepreneur"--Provided by publis…	OL23287595W
Black Music in America	James Haskins	Surveys the history of black music in America, from early slave songs through jazz and the blues to soul, classical music, and current trends.	OL275103W
Klan-Destine Relationships	Daryl Davis	"After 129 years of nothing but violence and hatred, it's time we get to know one another on a social basis, not under a cover of darkness, " explains Grammy Award winning pianist Daryl Davis of his …	OL2762022W
Charlie Parker, musician	Ron Frankl	Introduces the life and times of the noted jazz musician Charlie Parker.	OL2921710W
Raggin'	Mitchell, Barbara	The life story of the black Texan who became a popular composer and sought to elevate ragtime to the level of classical music, only to have his talents fully recognized after his death.	OL3516414W
Count Basie	Nathan Irvin Huggins,Bud Kliment	Examines the life and career of a famous twentieth-century jazz musician.	OL3638916W
Stevie Wonder	Beth P. Wilson	A biography of the blind composer, pianist, and singer whose musical ability, apparent since childhood, has earned him many awards.	OL4777494W
This is Michael Jackson	D. L. Mabery	A biography of the young singer/dancer/actor who set a record by winning eight Grammy awards in 1984, becoming the most popular entertainer in the history of the recording business.	OL5092455W
Louis Armstrong, Ambassador Satchmo	Jean Gay Cornell	A biography of the famous jazz trumpeter who began his musical career singing songs on New Orleans street corners.	OL7090082W
Black music	Amiri Baraka	"Jones has learned—and this has been very rare in jazz criticism—to write about music as an artist."—Nat HentoffIn 2007, Akashic Books ushered Amiri Baraka (formerly LeRoi Jones) back into the forefr…	OL8316187W
This Is Our Music	Iain Anderson	This book explores who makes decisions about the value of a cultural form and on what basis by examining the impact of 1960s free improvisation on the changing status of jazz. The production, presen…	OL9174995W