Egan, Bill 1937-

Florence Mills : Harlem jazz queen / Bill Egan. - Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004. - xxiii, 327 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Studies in jazz no. 48 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-305) and index.

Young Florence -- Out in the world -- The rocky road to fame -- Shufflin’ to the top -- Transatlantic star -- Dixie dreams -- The great white way -- A blackbird takes wing -- Looking for a bluebird in Europe -- Black birds of 1927 -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Bye bye blackbird -- Florence Mills : a reappraisal.

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Mills, Florence 1896-1927


African American singers--Biography