Black Recording Artists, 1877-1926: An Annotated Discography

By: Gibbs, Craig Martin

This annotated discography covers the first 50 years of audio recordings by black artists in chronological order, music made in the "acoustic era" of recording technology. The book has cross-referenced bibliographical information on recording sessions, including audio sources for extant material, and appendices on field recordings; Caribbean, Mexican and South American recordings; piano rolls performed by black artists; and a filmography detailing the visual record of black performing artists from the period. Indexes contain all featured artists, titles recorded and labels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472383
• ISBN13: 9780786472383
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher