The Music of Black Americans: A History

About this book

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.