Songs of the Zodiac

About the Book

Songs of the Zodiac: In Doo-Wop America, is a novel about intellectual life and show business during the Civil Rights era. It is at once a coming of age, political and performing arts novel. And a love story. This experimental work is sexual. The sometimes delicate and sometimes explicit sexual scenes serve to reveal the personalities of the central characters.

The book contains occasional violence. The violence however, like the sex, is never gratuitous. It might be added that although there is humor running through these pages, the author might have said (Using an expression popular among serious Negroes in the era of this story) "I laugh and joke. But I do not play."

Songs of the Zodiac is a novel of enlightenment and entertainment. NOTE: This novel is catalogued at: Perdue University Library; Nassau Community College Library-Long Island; Queens Borough Public Library-NYC; Cleveland Public Library among others. ELH

About the Author

E. Landon Hobgood was born in Washington, D.C. on September 6, 1936. Moved to New York City on January 20, 1958.

He was educated in Washington, D.C, North Carolina, New York City and Verona, Italy.

Sang with original Alvin Ailey Company. Sang African chants with Olatunji. Acted on stage and screen for 30 years.

Memberships: Screen Actors Guild, Harlem Writers Guild, National Writers Union and World Tae Kwon Do Association (2nd Dan).