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Cover image for She raised her voice! : 50 black women who sang their way into music history

She raised her voice! : 50 black women who sang their way into music history

She raised her voice! : 50 black women who sang their way into music history

by

Elizabeth, Jordannah author.

Publication Date:

2021

Call Number:

J 920 ELI

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Book

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First edition.

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Cover image for Libba : the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten

Libba : the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten

by

Veirs, Laura, author.

Publication Date:

2018

Call Number:

E 782.42162 VEI

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Book

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Queen Bey : a celebration of the power and creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

by

Chambers, Veronica editor.

Publication Date:

2019

Call Number:

782.42164 QUE

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Book

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1st U.S. ed.

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Cover image for Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston

Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston

by

Kennedy, Gerrick, author.

Publication Date:

2022

Call Number:

921 HOUSTON

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Book

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Cover image for Nina : a story of Nina Simone

Nina : a story of Nina Simone

by

Todd, Traci N. author.

Publication Date:

2021

Call Number:

J 921 SIMONE

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Book

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Cover image for Ella Fitzgerald : the tale of a vocal virtuosa

Ella Fitzgerald : the tale of a vocal virtuosa

by

Pinkney, Andrea Davis author.

Publication Date:

2002

Call Number:

J 921 FITZGERALD

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Book

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Cover image for I put a spell on you : the autobiography of Nina Simone

I put a spell on you : the autobiography of Nina Simone

I put a spell on you : the autobiography of Nina Simone

by

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003.

Publication Date:

1991

Call Number:

921 SIMONE

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Book

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul

R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul

by

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

Publication Date:

2020

Call Number:

J 921 FRANKLIN

Format:

Book

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1st ed.

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Cover image for My name is Prince : 25 inspired years, 1991 to 2016

My name is Prince : 25 inspired years, 1991 to 2016

by

St. Nicholas, Randee, author, photographer.

Publication Date:

2019

Call Number:

921 PRINCE

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Book

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1st ed.

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Cover image for Hitting the right note

Hitting the right note

Hitting the right note

by

Bowen, Rhonda, author.

Publication Date:

2014

Call Number:

ROMANCE BOW

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Book

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Marian Anderson

by

Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961- author.

Publication Date:

2022

Call Number:

J 921 ANDERSON

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Book

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Cover image for The green piano : how little me found music

The green piano : how little me found music

by

Flack, Roberta, author.

Publication Date:

2023

Call Number:

J 921 FLACK

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African American singers -- Biography.

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Singers -- United States -- Biography.

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African Americans -- Biography.

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African American women singers -- Biography.

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Women singers -- United States -- Biography.

(7)

African American women singers -- United States -- Biography.

(6)

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Actors -- United States -- Biography.

(5)

Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(5)

Women -- Biography.

(5)

Women singers -- Biography.

(5)

African American women -- Biography.

(4)

Autobiographies

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Houston, Whitney.

(4)

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.

(4)

(4)

African American singers -- United States -- Biography.

(3)

African American women singers -- Fiction.

(3)

African American women singers.

(3)

African Americans -- Fiction.

(3)

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.

(3)

Creative nonfiction.

(3)

Fitzgerald, Ella.

(3)

Franklin, Aretha.

(3)

Gospel singers.

(3)

Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.

(3)

African American rock musicians -- Biography.

(2)

African American singers.

(2)

African Americans -- United States -- Biography.

(2)

Autobiographies.

(2)

Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(2)

Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(2)

Contraltos -- United States -- Biography.

(2)

Historical fiction.

(2)

Illustrated works.

(2)

Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009.

(2)

(2)

Political activists -- United States -- Biography.

(2)

Prejudices -- United States.

(2)

(2)

Racially mixed people -- Fiction.

(2)

Racism -- United States.

(2)

Rhythm and blues musicians.

(2)

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003.

(2)

Singers -- Biography.

(2)

Singers -- Fiction.

(2)

Singers -- United States -- Biography

(2)

Singers -- United States.

(2)

Soul musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(2)

Women singers -- Fiction.

(2)

(2)

Aaliyah, 1979-2001.

(1)

Abused women -- Fiction.

(1)

Actors and actresses -- Biography.

(1)

Actors and actresses.

(1)

African American actors -- Biography.

(1)

African American environmentalists -- Biography.

(1)

African American feminists.

(1)

African American gay men -- Biography.

(1)

African American jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

African American men -- Fiction.

(1)

African American musicians -- Biography.

(1)

African American musicians.

(1)

African American police -- Fiction.

(1)

African American singers -- Biography

(1)

African American singers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

(1)

African American singers -- Fiction.

(1)

African American singers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.

(1)

African American women -- Fiction.

(1)

African American women entertainers -- Biography.

(1)

African American women musicians.

(1)

African American women singers -- Biography

(1)

African American women singers -- Criticism and interpretation.

(1)

African American women singers -- Public opinion.

(1)

African American women. -- Arkansas.

(1)

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

African Americans -- History -- Pictorial works.

(1)

African Americans -- History.

(1)

American Beach (Fla.)

(1)

American poetry -- African American authors.

(1)

Bass-baritones -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023

(1)

Betsch, MaVynee, 1935-2005.

(1)

Beyoncé, 1981- -- Criticism and interpretation.

(1)

Biographical comics.

(1)

Celebrities -- Fiction.

(1)

Cerebral palsy -- Fiction.

(1)

Children's poetry, American.

(1)

Children's poetry.

(1)

(1)

Concert tours -- Fiction.

(1)

Cotten, Elizabeth

(1)

Cotten, Elizabeth.

(1)

Crawford, Robyn.

(1)

Detective and mystery fiction.

(1)

Dorsey, Thomas A.

(1)

Families -- South Carolina -- Fiction.

(1)

Flack, Roberta -- Childhood and youth.

(1)

Folk singers -- United States.

(1)

Franklin, Aretha

(1)

Funk musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Gay actors -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Gaye, Jan, 1956-

(1)

Gaye, Marvin -- Family.

(1)

(1)

Girl groups (Musical groups) -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Gospel music -- History and criticism.

(1)

Graphic novels.

(1)

Green, Ryan Speedo.

(1)

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.

(1)

Harlem Renaissance -- Fiction.

(1)

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.

(1)

Houston, Cissy.

(1)

Houston, Whitney -- Friends and associates.

(1)

Illustrated works

(1)

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

(1)

Interracial marriage -- Fiction.

(1)

Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972.

(1)

Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 -- Death and burial.

(1)

James, Etta, 1938-2012

(1)

(1)

Jewish men -- Fiction.

(1)

Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- Fiction.

(1)

(1)

Knight, Gladys, 1944-

(1)

Kravitz, Lenny.

(1)

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.

(1)

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

(1)

(1)

Mills, Florence, 1896-1927.

(1)

(1)

Montana -- Fiction.

(1)

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

(1)

Music and race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(1)

Musicians' spouses -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

(1)

Mystery fiction.

(1)

(1)

Odetta, 1930-2008.

(1)

Oral histories.

(1)

Parent and adult child -- Fiction.

(1)

Paternity -- Fiction.

(1)

People with disabilities -- Fiction.

(1)

Police corruption -- Fiction.

(1)

Political activists -- Biography.

(1)

Political activists.

(1)

Popular music -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism.

(1)

Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.

(1)

(1)

Psychological fiction.

(1)

Race relations -- Fiction.

(1)

Racism in law enforcement -- Fiction.

(1)

Reggae musicians -- Jamaica -- Biography.

(1)

Rhythm and blues musicians -- Fiction.

(1)

Rhythm and blues musicians -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 -- Childhood and youth.

(1)

Rock music -- History.

(1)

Rock musicians -- United States -- Death.

(1)

Rock musicians -- United States.

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Scientists -- Fiction.

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Segregation -- Fiction.

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Serial murderers -- Fiction.

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Sheriffs -- Fiction.

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Simone, Nina, 1933-2003 -- Biography.

(1)

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(1)

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(1)

Singers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.

(1)

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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.

(1)

Soul music -- History and criticism.

(1)

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(1)

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(1)

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Soul musicians.

(1)

South Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

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Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 -- Biography.

(1)

Turner, Tina -- Health.

(1)

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(1)

(1)

United States -- Civilization -- African American influences.

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Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990.

(1)

Voice culture -- Fiction.

(1)

Women jazz musicians -- Biography.

(1)

Women jazz singers -- United States -- Biography.

(1)

Women singers -- United States.

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