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By Jeanne Walker Harvey. 2011
As a young boy growing up in North Carolina, Romare Bearden listened to his great-grandmother's Cherokee stories and heard the…
whistle of the train that took his people to the North people who wanted to be free. When Romare and his family, faced with Jim Crow laws, boarded that same train, he watched out the window as the world whizzed by. Later he captured those scenes in a famous painting, Watching the Good Trains Go By. Using that painting as inspiration and creating a text influenced by the blues and jazz that Bearden loved, Jeanne Walker Harvey tells the story of Bearden's children by describing the patchwork of daily southern life that Romare saw out the train's window and the story of his arrival in shimmering New York City. Artists and critics today praise Bearden's collages for their visual metaphors honoring his past, African American culture, and the human experience. 2011. For grades K-3By Barry Wittenstein. 2019
By Audrey Ades. 2022
"To everyone who has heard of my famous younger brother but has never heard of me. I Am Mozart, Too…
is a picture book biography about Wolfgang's older sister, Maria Anna Mozart, who was a child prodigy and a secret composer, perfect for Women's History Month. Nannerl and Wolfie love playing the harpsichord together. They are so talented, the Mozart siblings perform all over Europe for packed audiences in beautiful concert halls. Even Empress Maria Theresa requests that they stop in Vienna to play especially for her. But then Nannerl does something naughty: she starts writing music of her own. Papa fumes. Girls are not allowed to compose! Girls belong behind the curtain. While Wolfie's solo career takes flight, Nannerl must settle for a life offstage. But it doesn't stop her from pursuing her dreams in secret. With vivid, sweeping art by Adelina Lirius, author Audrey Ades tells the powerful true story of a talented, ambitious girl who has been hidden from history--a girl who was and always will be a genius, too." -- Provided by publisherBy Gary Golio. 2010
This is a story of a talented child who learns to see, hear, and interpret the world around him in…
his own unique way. It is also a story of a determined kid with a vision, who worked hard to become a devoted and masterful artist. Jimi Hendrix--a groundbreaking performer whose music shook the very foundations of rock 'n' roll. 2010. For grades K-3By Carmen Oliver. 2022
When a children's orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, grows to have more students than instruments, music teacher Favio Chávez works with…
a brilliant local carpenter to create instruments out of garbage from the local landfill. For grades K-3By Margarita Engle. 2021
"Award-winning author presents the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carren~o, one of the most famous pianists who, by age nine,…
performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House." -- Provided by NLSBy Kathleen Krull. 1993
Lively portraits of twenty well-known composers and musicians, filled with anecdotes and amusing facts. Included are Bach, Verdi, Clara Schumann,…
Foster, Joplin, Gershwin, and Guthrie. For grades 3-6 and older readersBy Julius Lester. 2001
Capsule biographies of ten great blues singers: Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray…
Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin. Includes personal anecdotes and reflections that link the singers to the larger musical tradition. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001By Tenley Williams. 2002
Biography of the composer, pianist, and singer whose musical talent was evident from childhood. Discusses Stevie Wonder's recording success despite…
being "blind, black, and broke" when he started. For grades 6-9. 2002By Holly George-Warren. 2001
Biographical sketches of fourteen rock and roll stars: Bill Haley, Fats Domino, LaVern Baker, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley,…
Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson, Ritchie Valens, and James Brown. Uncontracted braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001By Madge Harrah. 2004
Presents the life and career of blind pianist John William "Blind" Boone (1864-1927), who toured the United States after the…
Civil War bringing ragtime, classical, and African American music to the concert stage for forty-seven years. For grades 5-8. 2004By Eleanora E Tate. 2000
Profiles of African Americans who have made significant contributions to music in the United States over the past two hundred…
years. Depicts them contending with racism, segregation, and personal hardship to become jazz composers, stride pianists, concert singers, horn players, and gospel and rap artists. For grades 6-9. 2000By Studs Terkel, Robert Galster. 2002
Collective biography of thirteen American jazz greats: Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Benny…
Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. Portraits blend musicians' life stories with information about the evolution of jazz. Includes discography. 1957By Russell Freedman. 2004
Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her "once-in-a-hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense training, successful…
career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by racial discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance for 75,000 fans. Newbery honor winner. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2004By Ann Angel. 2010
Biography of Janis Joplin (1943-1970) chronicles her successful music career and provides insight into her personal life and emotional vulnerabilities.…
Discusses Joplin's drug and alcohol addictions and death of an overdose at age twenty-seven. For junior and senior high and older readers. YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction. 2010By Charles R. Cross. 2005
The author uses primary sources to depict the life of guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). Describes his poverty-stricken childhood in Seattle,…
years on the "Chitlin' Circuit," emergence on England's music scene, success at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, and death at age twenty-seven. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005By Laura K Murray. 2020
A biography that highlights the life and accomplishments of Childish Gambino, the musical alter ego of Donald Glover. Learn about…
Glover's early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. Explores Glover's superstar career in television and film and the social commentary embedded in his art. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020By Judy Dodge Cummings. 2020
A biography that highlights the life and accomplishments of rapper and record producer A$AP Rocky. Explores Rocky's collaborative work with…
the A$AP Mob and other artists, his iconic fashion, and his commitment to musical experimentation. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020By Marcia Amidon Lüsted. 2020
A biography of Post Malone, from his early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. Explores…
Post's genre-crossing musical style and controversies surrounding his career. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020By Marie Jaskulka. 2020
This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Tyler, the Creator. Readers learn about Tyler's early life, inspiration to pursue…
music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. Explores Tyler's work with Odd Future, his colorful and innovative style, and his ventures into fashion and television. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2020