African+American+Music



The Ralph M. Besse Library is celebrating Black History Month with music! Come view the rich history of African-American music from Ragtime to Beyoncé. In the meantime, please explore our collection of e-books, e-videos, and links below.

[|The color of jazz : race and representation in postwar American culture] [|Africa and the blues] [|The hip hop wars : what we talk about when we talk about hip hop--and why it matters]
 * E-books**

[|Story of the Blues : From Blind Lemon To B. B. King] [|Ella Fitzgerald : The Singer, Not the Song] [|Billie Holiday : un spectacle musical]
 * E-videos**

[|Jazz: a film by Ken Burns] [|Archives of African American Music and Culture] [|National Museum of African American Music]
 * Links**