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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Wiley Call No: 780 .92 396073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Black stars (New York, N.Y.)Summary Note: Presents biographical profiles of African Americans, both legendary and less well-known, who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past 200 years.
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c2001., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collective biography of ten African-American blues singers, including Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, and James Brown.
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c2001., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c1998., Juvenile, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B ELL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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-- Jelly Roll Morton invented jazz2015., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the life and career of Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.
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c2007., Blue Sky Press Call No: 781.65 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Learn about this popular music form and hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD.
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c2005., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: Discusses the life of the composer, performer, and band leader Duke Ellington, discussing his upbringing, his artistic talent, his decision to concentrate on music, and his rise to fame in the early twentieth century, despite racial prejudice.
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Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
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c2008., Lerner Pub. Call No: B ARM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker biographiesSummary Note: This is a biography of Louis Armstrong, the "world's greatest trumpet player" whose electrifying solos and one-of-a-kind raspy singing voice revolutionized American music. Armstrong is one of jazz music's greatest performers and is beloved around the world. This book follows his childhood of abject poverty in New Orleans through his rise to stardom in Chicago and New York. At the same time, the reader learns about the rise of jazz as a uniquely American art form as well as the racial prejudices that Louis was subject to at the time.
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c2007., Capstone Press Call No: B ARM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Fact finders.Summary Note: An introduction to the life of Louis Armstrong, the musician and singer who helped popularize jazz throughout the world.
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c2001., Enslow Call No: B Arm Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great African AmericansSummary Note: A biography of the African American musician, nicknamed Satchmo, who had a major impact on the development of jazz music and was in several movies including "Hello Dolly."
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2004., World Almanac Library Call No: B ARM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Trailblazers of the modern worldSummary Note: Presents a brief biography of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, describing his childhood, his early life in New Orleans, his achievements, struggles, and legacy.
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1994, Juvenile, Chelsea Call No: 921 Jac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Black Americans of achievementSummary Note: The life and times of the entertainer who has gained worldwide acclaim from his musical career.
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2010., Juvenile, Bloomsbury Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This biography is written from the point of view of Louis Armstrong's closest companion throughout his youth-his horn! This unusual narrator tells his story starting with the small New Orleans hock shop where young Louis bought his first trumpet for five hard-earned dollars. As Louis goes from a street quartet to the marching band of the Colored Waif's Home to the big sounds of New Orleans jazz clubs, author Muriel Harris Weinstein creates a moving portrait of the jazz legend.
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2020., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: E WEA Edition: [First edition.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to Aretha than being a singer, songwriter, and pianist: she was an activist, too. Her song "Respect" was an anthem for people fighting for civil rights and women's rights. With words that sing and art that shines, this vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this Queen of Soul deserves"--
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Arm Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Click here to view
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a short study of singer, songwriter, and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and chronicles his childhood in New Orleans and rise in the entertainment industry.
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2007., Enslow Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: African-American heroes
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c2006., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: B SMITH Edition: Library ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From goofy kid to Grammy-winning rapper to A-list Hollywood actor, readers will get a rare peek behind the scenes of stardom at this popular actor, rapper, and family man.