Out of Sight: the Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895.by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff (University Press of Mississippi The University Press of Mississippi, founded in 1970, is a publisher that is sponsored by the eight state universities in Mississippi:
abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-578-06499-6), looks at musical personalities, issues and events of this formative musical era. The cover art calls the book "An Illustrated History of Goings-On of Late-Nineteenth Century Black Musicians, Performers and Entertainers, featuring articles and biographic descriptions of dozens of Personalities and Organization. Includes Comprehensive and Descriptive Articles about Cake Walks, Brass Bands Jubilee jubilee (j  `bĭlē), in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in Singing...." The
cover alone is a collectible, and the book is a veritable scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. of a
fascinating period.
--Angela Dodson is executive editor of Black Issues Book Review. |
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