Providing a lyrical history of our nation, this groundbreaking encyclopedia, the first of its kind, showcases all facets of African American music including folk, religious, concert and popular styles.
Emmett G. Price III is assistant professor of music and African American studies at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Tammy L. Kernodle is associate professor of musicology at Miami University, Oxford, OH. She has served as the Scholar in Residence for the Women in Jazz Initiative at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City. Horace J. Maxile, Jr. is assistant professor of music at The University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Although numerous African American-focused reference works cover
music, this superb source admirably demonstrates the need for such
a specialized work. Highly recommended for both public and academic
libraries.
*Library Journal, Starred Review*
In addition to the well-illustrated biographical and topical
entries . . . the set includes a detailed time line, three
appendixes, two selected bibliographies, and brief biographies of
the editors and contributors. . . . Recommended.
*Choice*
The wonderful thing about these volumes is that they afford readers
the opportunity to learn about long-forgotten or little-remembered
artists who made major contributions to African American music.
*School Library Journal*
Impressive in scope, depth, and scholarship, this three-volume
encyclopedia is broader, more extensive, and more up-to-date than
reference works that have come before, finding room in particular
for expansive coverage of contemporary music and thoughtful
reexamination of connections with music of the past.
*Reference & Research Book News*
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