Men and women desperate for communion, all but aflame with a need for understanding, wander the streets of a Southern town in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," Carson McCullers 's first novel, published in 1940 when she was just 23. Read More
CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Sue Ellen Cray was still a little girl when her musician cousin Don Redman was leading orchestras in Harlem and writing arrangements for famous jazz names such as Jimmy Dorsey, County Basie and Henry James. Read More
Ethel Waters had a long and varied career, and was one of the first true jazz singers to record. Defying racism with her talent ... Read the full Ethel Waters bio.