Famous Negro music makers
Subtitle: illustrated with photos
By: by Langston Hughes
Series: Famous biographies for young people
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Published: 1955
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Musiciens noirs américains; African American musicians; Biography
Description: Includes material on the Fiske Jubilee Singers, James A. Bland, Bert Williams, Bill Robinson, Leadbelly, Jelly Roll Morton, Roland Hayes, William Grant Still, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Bennie Benjamin, Mahalia Jackson, Dean Dixon, Lena Horne, and famous jazz musicians.
Table of contents: title: The Fisk Jubilee Singers; title: James A. Bland; title: Bert Williams; title: Bill Robinson; title: Leadbelly; title: Jelly Roll Morton; title: Roland Hayes; title: William Grant Still; title: Bessie Smith; title: Duke Ellington; title: Ethel Waters; title: Louis Armstrong; title: Marian Anderson; title: Bennie Benjamin; title: Mahalia Jackson; title: Dean Dixon; title: Lena Horne; title: Famous jazz musicians.