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African American Music in Global Perspective

Island GospelPentecostal Music and Identity in Jamaica and the United StatesMELVIN L. BUTLER“The most extensive ethnographic study to date of Pentecostal music practices. The author’s per-spective as a practicing believer and respected ethnomusicologist provides unprecedented ac-cess to the community.” —Judah Cohen, author of Jewish Liturgical Music in Nineteenth-Century America224 pp. 6 x 9. 4 b & w photos. 2019. Paper 978-0-252-08472-0. $25.00; E-book 978-0-252-05176-0. $19.95Publication of this book is supported by a grant from the Bruno Nettl Endowment for Ethnomusicology.

Songs in Black and LavenderRace, Sexual Politics, and Women’s MusicEILEEN M. HAYESForeword by Linda Tillery ”Written with candor and humor, Hayes’s study models a welcome, crucial, and decisive turn in scholarship on women’s music.”—ChoiceOffers sage perspectives on black women’s involvement in the women’s music festival scene, the ramifications of their performances as drag kings in those environments, and the challenges and joys of a black lesbian retreat based on the feminist festival model. 248 pp. 6 x 9. 2010. Paper 978-0-252-07698-5. $27.00; E-book 978-0-252-09149-0. $19.95

Follow Your HeartMoving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and BluesJOE EVANS WITH CHRISTOPHER BROOKSForewords by Tavis Smiley and Bill McFarlin”A funny, heartbreaking, and insightful account of living through the violence of Jim Crow segrega-tion, shady business dealings, and the hazards of life on the road.”—Aaron Cohen, Associate Editor, DownBeat“Jazz journeyman Joe Evans, now in his 90s, presents the story of the sideman, the unsung hero of the golden age of jazz, someone who could read music, learn new tunes quickly, take solos if necessary and swing all the time. . . . Thank you, Mr. Evans.”—The Washington Times200 pp. 6 x 9. 19 b & w photos. 2011. Paper 978-0-252-07815-6. $22.00; E-book 978-0-252-09113-1. $19.95

From Jim Crow to Jay-ZRace, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity MILES WHITE“Takes a critical look at the portrayal of racialized machismo in modern America . . . perfect for anyone who enjoys an intellectually stimulating and provocative read.”—The Root“Invaluable . . . provides a clear example of how interdisciplinary approaches to African American music and culture can provide future scholars with the tools to examine the ever changing and diverse identities within the community.”—Black Grooves176 pp. 6 x 9. 2 tables. 2011. Paper 978-0-252-07832-3. $24.00; E-book 978-0-252-09367-8. $19.95

Black Women and MusicMore than the BluesEDITED BY EILEEN M. HAYES AND LINDA F. WILLIAMSForeword by Ingrid Monson“Valuable and lucid evidence for the fact that music making has historically been and continues to be an arena in which black American women explore and create identities that consider the mutually constitutive, embodied, and imagined categories of race, gender, class, generation, and sexuality.”—Women and Music280 pp. 6 x 9. 2007. Paper 978-0-252-07426-4. $28.00

Ramblin’ on My MindNew Perspectives on the BluesEDITED BY DAVID EVANS“[An] illuminating volume. . . . Recommended to all blues fans.”—Sing Out“Like a program album wherein melodies and chords are carried from song to song, the authors in this collection pass themes from one essay to the next.”—Journal of Southern History440 pp. 6 x 9. 7 b & w photos. 2008. Paper 978-0-252-07448-6. $30.00; E-book 978-0-252-09112-4. $19.95

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