Modern music masters

Author

Barron, Rachel Furstinger, Nancy Reef, Catherine Duggleby, John Miller, Calvin Craig O'Keefe, Sherry

1) John Coltrane: jazz revolutionary

Author

Barron, Rachel

2) Say it with music: the story of Irving Berlin

Author

Furstinger, Nancy

Series

Modern music masters

Pub. Date

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A biography of the Russian immigrant who came to America as a boy and became one of the most successful composers of popular songs, including "White Christmas" and "God Bless America."

3) William Grant Still: African-American composer

Author

Reef, Catherine

Series

Modern music masters
Masters of music

Pub. Date

c2003

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Traces the life of the African American classical composer.

4) Uh huh!: the story of Ray Charles

Author

Duggleby, John

Series

Modern music masters

Pub. Date

[2005]

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This is a biography of Ray Charles, who was born to a poor teenage single mother, blinded as a child, orphaned at fifteen, and went on to be one of the most popular soul singers of our time.