Bessie Smith
A Poet's Biography of a Blues Legend
Jackie Kay A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland's National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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Blues Legacies & Black Feminism
Angela Y. Davis From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial Black women... BooksMusic
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Blues People
Amiri Baraka "A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes "The path the slave took to... BooksMusic
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Chuck Berry
An American Life
RJ Smith The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and rollBest known as the groundbreaking artist behind classics like “Johnny B. Goode,”... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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Fictional Blues
Kimberly Mack The familiar story of Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, who sold his soul to the devil at a Mississippi crossroads in exchange for guitar virtuosity,... BooksHistory
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I Put a Spell on You
The Autobiography of Nina Simone
Nina James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it. Simone has... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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Liner Notes for the Revolution
The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
Daphne A. Brooks An award-winning Black feminist music critic takes us on an epic journey through radical sound from Bessie Smith to Beyoncé.Daphne A. Brooks explores more than... ArtBest-Sellers
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Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar
The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow A picture-book biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll—a warm, inspiring tale of a childhood filled with music, community, and... Autobiography & MemoirBooks
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Olio
Tyehimba Jess Part fact, part fiction, Tyehimba Jess's much anticipated second book weaves sonnet, song, and narrative to examine the lives of mostly unrecorded African American performers... Best-SellersBooks
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Yellow Dog Blues
Alice Faye Duncan A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks that shaped one of America's most beloved musical traditions. One morning Bo Willie... BooksChildren's
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