Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians (The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Black Music)

'œ...a reference work of this scope should be considered for what it does offer, and the range is substantial. ...it is a survey of the lives of Black men and women who have contributed to any aspect of cultural history. ... The stimulus this handsomely produced volume will provide to research and teaching may well surpass that offered by Dr. Southern's earlier studies. This major accomplishment belongs in the libraries of all individuals and institutions interested in any aspect of American music.'' EthnomusicologyEileen Southern is the author of 'Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians (The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Black Music)', published 1982 under ISBN 9780313213397 and ISBN 0313213399.