Searching for solid ground : a memoir /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 14 February, 2025 - 10:12

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Harris, Reggie,; Hansell, Linda,

Source:

Skinner House,, Boston, United States, p.xiii, 256 pages ; (2024)

Call Number:

ML420.H164

Keywords:

African American singers, Biographies., Biography., Chanteurs, Chanteurs noirs américains, Civil rights workers, Défenseurs des droits de l'homme, États-Unis, Singers, United States

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.Let There Be Music -- Across the Great Divide -- Pickle in the Middle -- A Detour and a Taste of Freedom -- Finding My Musical Path -- A Way Outta No Way -- A Cultural Ambassador for Music, Healing and Hope -- "Are These Stories True?" -- O Say, Can You See -- Touring While Black -- Out in the Country -- I Have No People . . . Or Do I? -- A Second Chance at Life -- Hickory Hill -- Deeper Than Skin -- The Living Legacy Project -- The Balsam Guys -- Toward Solid Ground -- Sankofa."In this captivating memoir, renowned musician Reggie Harris shares his journey from growing up as a low-income African American kid in Philadelphia to traveling the country and the world as a sought-after performer, educator, cultural ambassador and civil rights advocate. Searching for Solid Ground is filled with deeply personal stories and reflections of the author's life"--