Black Music (168 books)

A compilation of books about black music and or by black musicians.

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1	The Story Of Motown by Peter Benjaminson 3.49 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music by Hettie Jones 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Motown: The Sound Of Young America by Adam White 4.31 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal by Mark Ribowsky 3.83 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Will by Will Smith 4.24 avg rating — 75,334 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Spirits That Dwell in Deep Woods: The Prayer and Praise Hymns of the Black Religious Experience by Wyatt Tee Walker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Midnight Lightning: Jimi Hendrix and the Black Experience by Greg Tate 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin by David Ritz 3.85 avg rating — 1,112 ratings score: 132, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Happy in the Service of the Lord: African-American Sacred Vocal Harmony by Kip Lornell 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 128, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions (American Music Series) by Francesca T. Royster 4.22 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 115, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 24,935 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Union Divided: Black Musicians' Fight for Labor Equality by Leta E. Miller 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson by Joseph Vogel (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 593 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Blacksound: Making Race and Popular Music in the United States by Matthew D. Morrison 4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Moonwalk: A Memoir by Michael Jackson 4.34 avg rating — 6,479 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public Radical by Judith E. Smith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days by Bill Whitfield 3.89 avg rating — 1,500 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience since the 1960s by Emily J. Lordi 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	You are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes by Jermaine Jackson 4.32 avg rating — 1,280 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon 4.42 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition by Lynn Abbott 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him by Justin Tinsley (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 1,246 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,114 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Decoded by Jay-Z 3.86 avg rating — 8,684 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story by Talib Kweli 4.05 avg rating — 645 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Black Music Style in America 1930-1975 by Bob Merlis 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series) by Hanif Abdurraqib 4.46 avg rating — 6,642 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib 4.59 avg rating — 10,200 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Creative Quest by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson 3.95 avg rating — 4,256 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry by Sandra Jean Graham 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Questlove 4.18 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Way Up North in Dixie: A Black Family's Claim to the Confederate Anthem by Howard L. Sacks 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim 4.06 avg rating — 1,238 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Sinful Tunes and Spirituals: Black Folk Music to the Civil War by Dena J. Epstein 4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	My Life with Earth, Wind, & Fire by Maurice White 4.42 avg rating — 626 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Readings in Black American Music by Eileen Southern really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Autobiography of Gucci Mane by Gucci Mane 4.09 avg rating — 12,002 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Black Music by Amiri Baraka 4.10 avg rating — 567 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Born for This: My Story in Music by BeBe Winans 3.82 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis 4.28 avg rating — 1,744 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped by Cissy Houston 3.99 avg rating — 1,786 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop by Yuval Taylor 3.74 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Beautiful Ones by Prince 3.77 avg rating — 8,447 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	People Get Ready!: A New History of Black Gospel Music by Robert Darden 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia 4.13 avg rating — 6,497 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Blind Tom, the Black Pianist-Composer (1849-1908): Continually Enslaved by Geneva Handy Southall 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by L.A. Reid 3.99 avg rating — 616 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Black Beauty, White Heat: A Pictorial History of Classic Jazz, 1920-1950 by Frank Driggs 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz 3.87 avg rating — 6,650 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Black Music Of Two Worlds by John Storm Roberts 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Smokey Robinson: Grateful and Blessed, Words + Music by Smokey Robinson 4.29 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Rip it Up: The Black Experience in Rock 'n' Roll by Kandia Crazy Horse (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Doctors of Rhythm Lib/E: Hip Hop's Greatest Producers Speak by Jake Brown (Goodreads Author) (Reader) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Doin' the Charleston: Black Roots of American Popular Music & the Jenkins Orphanage Legacy by Mark R. Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz 4.12 avg rating — 1,857 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History, and the Challenge of Bebop by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton 4.06 avg rating — 1,239 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Hidden in the Mix: The African American Presence in Country Music by Diane Pecknold (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 76, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Blacks, Whites, and Blues by Tony Russell 3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Jay-Z: Made in America by Michael Eric Dyson 3.69 avg rating — 1,926 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919 by Tim Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	After the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye by Jan Gaye 3.96 avg rating — 982 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans (Volume 8) by William T. Dargan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir – An Unprecedented Inside Look at a Legendary Music Producer's Extraordinary Career by Timbaland 4.10 avg rating — 521 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Nationalizing Blackness: Afrocubanismo and Artistic Revolution in Havana, 1920-1940 by Robin D. Moore really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	12 Notes: On Life and Creativity by Quincy Jones 4.29 avg rating — 1,499 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Black Soundscapes White Stages: The Meaning of Francophone Sound in the Black Atlantic by Edwin C. Hill 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Imani Perry 4.17 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	What's the Use of Walking If There's a Freight Train Going Your Way?: Black Hoboes & Their Songs by Paul Garon (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner 4.46 avg rating — 1,232 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	How It Feels to Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement by Ruth Feldstein 3.97 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Life And Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson by Dr. Licks (Pseudonym) 4.53 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	In Search of the Blues: A Journey to the Soul of Black Texas (Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University) by Bill Minutaglio 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound by Nelson George 3.92 avg rating — 242 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day by Julia Blackburn 3.88 avg rating — 387 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Nothing but Love in God's Water: Volume I: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement by Robert Darden 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Come and Get These Memories: The Story of Holland-Dozier-Holland by Edward Holland 3.93 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America by Andrew Ward 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy 4.32 avg rating — 1,316 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz (American Made Music Series) by Lynn Abbott 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth by John F. Szwed 3.48 avg rating — 546 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s by Daphne Duval Harrison 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 18,768 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture by Kevin Phinney 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Music of Black Americans: A History by Eileen Southern 4.26 avg rating — 93 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story by J. Randy Taraborrelli 3.66 avg rating — 686 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life (American Made Music Series) by Alan Young 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	My Country: The African Diaspora's Country Music Heritage by Pamela E. Foster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Last 'Darky': Bert Williams, Black-on-Black Minstrelsy, and the African Diaspora by Louis Chude-Sokei 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills by Renée Watson 4.29 avg rating — 1,068 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Slash by Slash really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,740 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	My Country, Too: The Other Black Music by Pamela E. Foster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story by Ray Charles 4.08 avg rating — 1,103 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows: 2 Volumes by Henry T. Sampson 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers" by Peter Guralnick 3.88 avg rating — 755 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Blind Tom: The Post-Civil War Enslavement of a Black Musical Genius by Geneva H. Southall 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era by Edward A. Berlin 4.10 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	James Brown: Black and Proud by Xavier Fauthoux 3.51 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Scott Joplin: The Life and Legacy of the King of Ragtime by Charles River Editors 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South by Michelle R. Scott liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars