I Never Walked Alone: The Autobiography of an American Singer by Shirley Verrett  (11)
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This well-planned, carefully researched, and smoothly written book covers a group of performers generally neglected in print, going back to Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, born in 1820. In early cases biography is culled from skimpy sources and framed by the racial and cultural contexts of the times, with flashes of fascinating illumination for us today. For much of the book Story has varied the length and format of each singer's history, but sections in the second half contain rows of short vignettes that tend to a lock-step sameness in style. Chapters and discussions on the role of black churches, black voice quality, ethnicity in opera, and the influence of the Harlem renaissance add valuable background. Recommended for music libraries and music collections in school and general libraries.
- Philippa Kiraly, Cleveland
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
This well-planned, carefully researched, and smoothly written book covers a group of performers generally neglected in print, going back to Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, born in 1820. In early cases biography is culled from skimpy sources and framed by the racial and cultural contexts of the times, with flashes of fascinating illumination for us today. For much of the book Story has varied the length and format of each singer's history, but sections in the second half contain rows of short vignettes that tend to a lock-step sameness in style. Chapters and discussions on the role of black churches, black voice quality, ethnicity in opera, and the influence of the Harlem renaissance add valuable background. Recommended for music libraries and music collections in school and general libraries.
- Philippa Kiraly, Cleveland
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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