{"product_id":"9781422292808","title":"African American Musicians","description":"African Americans—famous and anonymous alike—have helped shape popular musical genres ranging from jazz and blues to rock 'n' roll and rap. This book provides a vivid account of that process, beginning with the work songs and spirituals of slaves and continuing up to the present. African-American Musicians tells the stories of figures such as bluesman Robert Johnson, whose guitar playing was so extraordinary that people said he must have made a deal with the devil; jazz great Duke Ellington, considered one of America's greatest composers and bandleaders; classical singer Marian Anderson, who struck a blow for civil rights with her music; Michael Jackson, the \"King of Pop\"; and many, many more.","brand":"Mason Crest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154028118256,"sku":"9781422292808","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781422292808_p0.jpg?v=1763740531","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781422292808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}