Celebrating Black Music Month All Year Long
June is the official month to celebrate black music. But don't wait to check out some of the books listed below! Brookfield Branch has an impressive collection that celebrates African-American Music. First, check out the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture primer on black music. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-music-month "June is the month to celebrate the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation's treasured cultural heritage. "


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The Hardest Working Man
How James Brown Saved the Soul of America : Live at the Boston Garden, 1968
My Love Story
a Memoir
The Most Beautiful
My Life With Prince
The Music of Black Americans
a History
Sophisticated Giant
the Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon
Major Labels
a History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
Blues
An Anthology
Keep on Pushing
Black Power Music From Blues to Hip-hop
Bitten by the Blues
the Alligator Records Story
Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words
Selected Writings
Know-it-all Jazz
the 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles & Performers, Each Explained in Under a Minute
Supreme Glamour
348 Illustrations
Groovin' High
the Life of Dizzy Gillespie
Moving to Higher Ground
How Jazz Can Change Your Life
Better Days Will Come Again
the Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp
Rabbit's Blues
the Life and Music of Johnny Hodges
How I Got Over
Clara Ward and the World-famous Ward Singers
Aretha Franklin
the Queen of Soul
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