From Hip Hop to Jubilee : Readings in African American Music

For one semester courses in African American Music.   From Jubilee to Hip Hop includes 36 reading selections that underscore the breadth and variety of African American musical culture.  Each of these selections relates something notable and interesting about African American musical culture since the Emancipation,  whether it is Marian Anderson's recollection of the legendary 1939 DAR Constitution Hall debacle, or John Chilton's story of the impact of Louis Jordan's song, "Caldonia."   Review this title! Pearson's Reading Hour Program for Instructors Interested in reviewing new texts in Music? Click on the below link to choose an electronic chapter to preview Settle back, read, and receive a Penguin paperback for your time! http://www.pearsonhighered.com/readinghour/music