Black recording artists, 1877-1926 : an annotated discography / compiled by Craig Martin Gibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbs, Craig Martin, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Music--Discography.

Black people.

African American musicians--Discography.

African American musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; Locations of Recordings; The Organization ofthe Discography; The Discography; Appendices; I. Field Recordings in the United States; II. Piano Rolls; III. Recordings from Mexico, South America and the Caribbean: 1905-1926; IV. Films; V. Audio Sources; Bibliography; Individual Artists and Group Names Index; Recording Titles Index; Commercial Labels and Field Recordings Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-0085-6

OCLC:

823720567