| Description |
61 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm |
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score |
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age Children |
| Summary |
Briefly tell the stories of black men and women who made noteworthy contributions to American music and of events in Negro history that inspired various songs. Includes music and words to many representative songs. |
| Note |
Unaccompanied |
| Contents |
The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University. "Singing George" -- The school -- The music and its background -- I'm so glad -- The gospel train -- Shine, shine -- When Moses smote the water -- Go down, Moses -- Zion's children -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- The blues. Listen, partner, listen -- Huddie Ledbetter and his song -- Irene -- River blues -- The push boat song -- Me and my captain -- Don't hesitate -- City blues -- W.C. Handy -- The hooking cow blues -- John Henry blues -- Duke Ellington -- Mood Indigo -- Solitude -- The civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr. Free at last -- The roots -- The bus boycott -- Freedom road -- We shall not be moved -- Hallelujah, I'm a-travelin' -- Honor and humility -- We shall overcome -- John Henry: "Hear that hammer ring!". Song of John Henry -- Man against machine. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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African American musicians.
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African American musicians. |
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African Americans -- Music -- Juvenile literature.
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African American musicians -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Cuffari, Richard, 1925-1978, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0448024675 : $2.95 |
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9780448024677 |
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