W. Royal Stokes Explained

W. Royal Stokes (né William Royal Stokes; 27 June 1930 – 1 May 2021 Elkins, West Virginia) was an American writer, music journalist, and music historian.

Books

• • The Jazz Scene: An Informal History from New Orleans to 1990. Oxford University Press, 1991
  • Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz. Oxford University Press, 2000
• Growing Up With Jazz: Twenty-Four Musicians Talk About Their Lives and Careers. Oxford University Press, 2005
• The Essential W. Royal Stokes: Jazz, Blues, and Beyond. Hannah Books, 2020

Bibliography

References

• News: . Washington Post (The) . The Washington Post . Richards . Chris . 90-Year-Old Jazz Critic W. Royal Stokes Has a New Book Out Compiling a Long Life Spent Listening To – And Loving – Music . February 24, 2021 . online . . May 6, 2021. ; (US Newsstream database).
• News: . Washington Post (The) . The Washington Post . Schudel . Matt . May 4, 2021 . W. Royal Stokes, Who Chronicled Washington Jazz Scene for the Post, Dies at 90: A Onetime Classics Professor, He Wrote Several Books About Jazz and Was a Radio DJ . online . . May 6, 2021. ; (US Newsstream database).

External links

• W. Royal Stokes