Eileen Southern

Eileen Southern, Professor Emerita of Music and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, founded and edited the journal The Black Perspective in Music (1973—90). She lives in New York City.

Eileen Southern

Eileen Southern, Professor Emerita of Music and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, founded and edited the journal The Black Perspective in Music (1973—90). She lives in New York City.

Books by Eileen Southern

  • The Music of Black Americans: A History

    Eileen Southern

    Third Edition, Paperback, 1997

    A new edition of the classic text on African American music.
  • Readings in Black American Music

    Eileen Southern

    Second Edition, Paperback, 1985

    In this companion volume to The Music of Black Americans, Eileen Southern draws on letters, journals, memoirs, ledgers, books, articles, and even slave advertisements in newspapers to illuminate...