An account of the life of Beyoncé, from her career as a child performer, to the success of Destiny's Child, her work as an actress, and her ascen

"A highly-designed, highly-illustrated middle-grade biography of Beyonce--exploring her childhood and impact on the music industry"--

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."

Surveys the music of African American slaves and tells the story of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Illustrated with archival prints and pho

A biography of the world famous actor and singer who lost much of his popularity when he became a champion of communism.

The story of the "Jubilee Singers, [who] traveled from Cincinnati to New York, following the path of the Underground Railroad. With every perform

Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom as one of the top jazz singers of all time.

"Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, she was also a civil rights activist who

"Paul Robeson was destined for greatness. The son of an ex-slave who upon his college graduation ranked first in his class, Robeson was proclaime

""Daddy always said it takes a man of peace to stop a war." Based on the true story of Paul Robeson's visit to the front lines of the Spanish Civ

"A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic