An in-depth history of the involvement of African-Americans in the early recording industry, this text examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the vigorous and varied roles black artists played in the period leading up to the Jazz Age.

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919 (Music in American Life)

Arts & Photography

Brooks, Tim

Music

University of Illinois Press

This guide to every program shown on nighttime network television between 1946 and 1978 features information on each program's broadcasting history, cast, and plot and contains daily program schedules

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present

Reference

Ballantine Books

Don't touch that dial! The fifth edition of the award-winning, classic TV reference guide is here--revised, updated, and expanded to include more shows that ever before. Includes 300 brand-new listings and 400 updated program entries, plus an all-new, all-time top 100 programs list.

Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Identifies thousands of actors, actresses, singers, comedians, musicians, sportscasters, and newscasters who have appeared in television series

The Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars

Biographies & Memoirs

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Marsh, Earle F.

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Fair condition, great book if you are a tv lover from 1946 to 2007.

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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919 (Music in American Life)

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present

Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present

The Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 - Present: (Fourth Edition)

Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946-Present

Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, Sixth Edition

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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present, Eighth Edition

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present