African American musicians -- Biography
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African American musicians -- Biography
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- Miles on Miles, interviews and encounters with Miles Davis, edited by Paul Maher, Jr. and Michael K. Dorr
- Living in America, the soul saga of James Brown, Cynthia Rose
- The ballad of Blind Tom, [slave pianist, America's lost musical genius], Deirdre O'Connell
- The bluesmen, the story and the music of the men who made the blues, by Samuel Charters
- Blind Boone, Missouri's ragtime pioneer, Jack A. Batterson
- Duke, a portrait of Duke Ellington, Derek Jewell
- Gil Scott-Heron, pieces of a man, Marcus Baram
- Lester leaps in, the life and times of Lester "Pres" Young, Douglas Henry Daniels
- Jay-Z, made in America /, Michael Eric Dyson
- Playing the changes, Milt Hinton's life in stories and photographs, Milt Hinton, David G. Berger, and Holly Maxson ; foreword by Clint Eastwood ; preface by Dan Morganstern
- Soulacoaster, the diary of me, R. Kelly with David Ritz
- The hardest working man, how James Brown saved the soul of America, James Sullivan ; [ foreword by Chuck D.]
- The chitlin' circuit, and the road to rock 'n' roll, Preston Lauterbach
- Q, the autobiography of Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones
- I feel so good, the life and times of Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Riesman ; foreword by Peter Guralnick ; appreciation by Pete Townshend
- James Brown, the godfather of soul, by James Brown with Bruce Tucker ; [new introduction by Bruce Tucker] ; foreword by Reverend Al Sharpton, with Karen Hunter ; epilogue by Dave Marsh
- You just fight for your life, the story of Lester Young, Frank Büchmann-Møller ; foreword by Lewis Porter
- Sing your song, Michael Cohl presents ; Belafonte Enterprises and S2BN Entertainment in association with Julius R. Nasso Productions ; a film by Susanne Rostock ; produced by Michael Cohl [and others]
- Touched by God, Black gospel greats share their stories of finding God, Bobby Jones with Lesley Sussman
- A Miles Davis reader, edited by Bill Kirchner
- I'm possible, a story of survival, a tuba, and the small miracle of a big dream, Richard Antoine White
- A thousand Honey Creeks later, my life in music from Basie to Motown-- and beyond, Preston Love ; introduction by George Lipsitz
- A band called Death, RLJ Entertainment ; Haven Entertainment and OGB present in association with Howlermano Productions ; directed and produced by Jeff Howlett and Mark Covino ; produced by Scott Mosier, Matthew Perniciaro and Kevin Mann
- Slave spirituals and the Jubilee Singers, by Michael L. Cooper
- Prince, the first decade ; dancemusicsexromance, by Per Nilsen
- Brown eyed handsome man, the life and hard times of Chuck Berry : an unauthorized biography, Bruce Pegg
- Jimi Hendrix, the man, the magic, the truth, Sharon Lawrence
- What a wonderful world, the magic of Louis Armstrong's later years, Ricky Riccardi
- Art Blakey, jazz messenger, Leslie Gourse
- Only the strong survive, memoirs of a soul survivor, Jerry Butler, with Earl Smith
- Ultimate Hendrix, an illustrated encyclopedia of live concerts and sessions, John McDermott ; with Eddie Kramer and Billy Cox
- Fats Waller, by Maurice Waller and Anthony Calabrese ; foreword by Michael Lipskin
- Charlie Parker, his music and life, Carl Woideck
- Ride, Red, ride, the life of Henry "Red" Allen, John Chilton ; with a selected discography compiled by Brian Peerless
- Shout, sister, shout!, the untold story of rock-and-roll trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Gayle F. Wald
- Otis!, the Otis Redding story, Scott Freeman
- Eternal victim, eternal victor, Donnie McClurkin
- Someone to watch over me, the life and music of Ben Webster, Frank Büchmann-Møller
- Showman, the life and music of Perry George Lowery, Clifford Edward Watkins
- Duke Ellington, a spiritual biography, Janna Tull Steed
- Chuck Berry, the autobiography
- The life and times of Little Richard, the quasar of rock, Charles White
- Crazy fingers, Claude Hopkins' life in jazz, Warren W. Vaché, Sr
- Signed, sealed, and delivered, the soulful journey of Stevie Wonder, Mark Ribowsky
- Duke Ellington in person, an intimate memoir, by Mercer Ellington with Stanley Dance
- Back in the day, my life and times with Tupac Shakur, Darrin Keith Bastfield
- Time is tight, my life, note by note, Booker T. Jones
- The stars & superstars of Black music, [produced by Jeremy Pascall and Rob Burt]
- Michael Jackson, unauthorized, Christopher Andersen
- Miles Davis, the definitive biography, Ian Carr
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