When Sissieretta Jones, known as the Black Patti, returned from her second successful tour of the Caribbean and South America in July 1891, she was still largely unknown in the United States. All that changed on April 26, 1892 when she was the star soprano of a...
So excited that Sissieretta Jones, also known as the Black Patti, will be one of the 2013 inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame. The event takes place Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. What an honor! For more information go to...
Please join us for a free lecture, Sissieretta Jones: Navigating Race Through Song, April 26, 2013, and an exhibit of materials related to Sissieretta Jones, known as the “Black Patti.” Maureen D. Lee, who wrote Sissieretta Jones: “The Greatest...
Carnegie Hall has a great blog and video this month to honor Sissieretta Jones (Black Patti). Click here to see it.
The University of South Carolina Press will release a paperback and E-edition of Sissieretta Jones: “The Greatest Singer of Her Race,” 1868-1933 on January 31, 2013. The price of the paperback is $24.95, as is the E-edition. For more information, contact...