Title:
How women made music : a revolutionary history from NPR Music
Author:
Fensterstock, Alison, editor.
ISBN:
9780063270336
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"National Public Radio, Inc."
Contents:
Introduction -- Tradition bearers and breakers -- Warriors -- Teenage kicks -- Listen to your body -- Live -- Scream queens -- Shredders -- Shape-shifters -- Storytellers -- Empaths -- Sweet inspiration -- Afterword -- The 150 greatest albums mad by women -- The 200 greatest songs by 21st-tentury women + -- Turning the tables -- Credits & permissions.
Abstract:
Turning the Tables, launched in 2017, has revolutionized recognition of female artists, whether it be in best album lists or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This volume brings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material from more than fifty years of NPR's coverage plus newly commissioned work. A must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work, including information on Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Taylor Swift, Odetta, and others.
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