The first edition of Black Women in American Bands & Orchestras (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1982) was lauded for providing access to material unavail

This book contains conversations with nineteen African American classical musicians currently performing—or who have previously performed—in America’s maj

Investigates how the music of Motown Records functioned as the center of the company's creative and economic impact worldwide

Arranged alphabetically from "Alice of Dunk's Ferry" to "Jean Childs Young," this volume profiles 312 Black American women who have achieved national or interna