Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889–1895 (American Made Music Series)
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The acclaimed encyclopedic survey of black musical creation that marked the countdown to the explosion of ragtime.Drawing on hard-to-access archival sources and song collections, the book is of crucial importance for understanding.....