| On This Day in Black Music History Contributor(s): Warner, Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0634099264 ISBN-13: 9780634099267 Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2006 Annotation: From rhythm and blues to hip-hop and jazz, this chronicle covers more than 60years of black music history and events with facts about hundreds of artists, from Count Basie to Queen Latifah. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Reference - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.899 |
| LCCN: 2005034096 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether it's rhythm & blues, hip-hop, rap, jazz, soul, blues or gospel, each genre is covered in the pages of On This Day in Black Music History. A book in a calendar format, it covers over 60 years of mind-tickling trivia, history and events with more than 2 000 facts about hundreds of artists, including Aretha, Ella, Whitney, Dionne Warwick, Paula Abdul, Stevie Wonder, Count Basie, Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, James Brown, Al Green, P. Diddy, Usher, Destiny's Child, Run DMC and many others. Each page also includes the #1 hit on that day from different years by the best of black music's legendary performers. Truly a nostalgic trip thru time that's entertainingly educational, On This Day in Black Music History definitively demonstrates how black music is interwoven into American history. |
