African-American Song Books and Collections

Abbington, James, editor. Readings in African American Church Music and Worship. Chicago: GIA, 2001.

Books of American Negro Spirituals by James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson. Da Capo Press paperback edition of the single volume The Books of American Negro Spirituals (New York: Viking Press, 1969); unabridged republication of the original two separate volumes, The Book of American Negro Spirituals and The Second Book of Negro Spirituals, Viking Press, 1925 & 1926.

Jones, Kirk Byron. Let Mt. Zion Rejoice! Music in the African American Church . Judson Press, 2001.

Perry, Frank Jr. Afro-American Vocal Music: A Select Guide to Fifteen Composers. Berrien Spring, MI: Vande Vere Publishing, 1991.

Smith, William Farley. Songs of Deliverance (Organ Arrangements and Congregational Acts of Worship for the Church Year Based on African American Spirituals). Abingdon Press, 1996.