afro-american musicians

An illustrated, year-by-year chronicle of the life of trumpet player Louis Armstrong from his birth in New Orleans in 1901 to his death in 1971; with a selection of photographs and quotations from people who knew and worked with the legendary jazzman.

Brief biographies of seventeen singers and musicians who helped develop the blues style and became legendary performers during their lifetime.

A biography of the man who overcame childhood poverty and serious illness to become a successful composer, music arranger, and television producer.