The Music of Black Americans: A History

A new edition of the classic text on African American music.

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. Over 50 photographs

• Readings in Black American Music (Second Edition)
• African-American Music: An Introduction
• African American Music: An Introduction
• The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States
• Blues People: Negro Music in White America
• Issues in African American Music: Power, Gender, Race, Representation
• We'll Understand It Better By and By: Pioneering African American Gospel Composers (The "Wade in the Water" Series)
• Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry (Music in American Life)
• African Music: A People's Art
• Africans in the Americas: A History of the Black Diaspora