Black diamond queens : African American women and rock and roll /

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"African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll-from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's most iconic acts. Despite this, black women's importance to the music's history has been diminished by narratives of r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mahon, Maureen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
Series:Refiguring American music.
Subjects:
1900-1999
African American women rock musicians > United States > History > 20th century.
Rock music > Social aspects.
Music and race.
Musiciennes rock noires américaines > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Rock (Musique) > Aspect social.
Musique et race.
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock
African American women rock musicians
Music and race
Rock music > Social aspects
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Rocking and rolling with Big Mama Thornton
  • LaVern Baker, the incredible disappearing queen of rock and roll
  • Remembering the Shirelles
  • Call and response
  • Negotiating "Brown Sugar"
  • The revolutionary sisterhood of Labelle
  • The fearless funk of Betty Davis
  • Tina Turner's turn to rock.

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