{"product_id":"african-american-concert-singers-before-darryl-glenn-nettles-9780786414673","title":"African American Concert Singers Before 1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e Marian Roberts, Roland Hayes, and Paul Robeson were among the most visible early African American concert singers, but they were not the only ones. Many others were involved in the arts as concert singers and, given the times in which they lived, achieved tremendous results in the face of great adversity and helped pave the way for the post-1950 African American vocal artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawn from articles, reviews, programs, biographical sources, and interviews, this work is a survey of the unknown early African American concert singers. Much of the information from periodicals was taken from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Amsterdam News, The Chicago Defender, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Age.\u003c\/i\u003e The book covers the African Americans who came before Roberts, Hayes, and Robeson, and details the opportunities available in Europe for black concert singers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darryl Glenn Nettles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786414677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786414673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.10w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2002 pg. 743","brand":"Darryl Glenn Nettles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47422590845183,"sku":"9780786414673","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df44b33b-0b98-4838-8bdc-e4aa8984a66f.jpg?v=1761527840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-american-concert-singers-before-darryl-glenn-nettles-9780786414673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}