Dean Dixon : Negro at home, maestro abroad / by Jones, Rufus, Jr., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…West Indians in Harlem -- Dean Dixon school of music -- The Damrosch school -- Pursuing the dream -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- The plastic carrot -- Search for democracy -- Black and white -- Exodus -- Mary -- Drama, down under -- Prague -- Sojourn home -- I'm not tired yet -- Ritha -- On my shoulders -- In memoriam -- Conductor's handbook.…”
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Works for children and young adults : biographies by Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

Table of Contents: “…Bland : minstrel composer -- Bert Williams : artist of comedy song -- Bill Robinson : music with the feet -- Leadbelly : the essence of folk song -- Jelly Roll Morton : from ragtime to jazz -- Roland Hayes : famous concert artist -- William Grant Still : distinguished composer -- Bessie Smith : "The Empress of the Blues" -- Duke Ellington: composer and band leader -- Ethel Waters : singer of popular songs -- Louis Armstrong : king of the trumpet players -- Marian Anderson : Metropolitan opera star -- Bennie Benjamin : Broadway song writer -- Mahalia Jackson : singer of gospel songs -- Dean Dixon : symphony conductor -- Lena Horne : singing star of Hollywood -- Famous jazz musicians : Congo Square to Carnegie Hall -- FAMOUS NEGRO HEROES OF AMERICA (1958) : Estaban : discover of Arizona -- Crispus Attucks : martyr for American independence -- Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable : founder of Chicago -- Paul Cuffe : seaman and colonizer -- Gabriel Prosser : freedom seeker -- James P. …”
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