Photo-rich biographies and interviews celebrating pioneering and contemporary women who shaped the blues from the 1920s to today.
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Photo-rich biographies and interviews celebrating pioneering and contemporary women who shaped the blues from the 1920s to today.
Women have been at the dawn of the blues since Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey were singing about hard knocks and tough love in smoky bars. This book gives an overview of the early days of the blues and its development from the Mississippi Delta to the hometown of electric blues, Chicago, to becoming the vibrant global musical movement it is today. Features over 30 exclusive interviews with the amazing female musicians leading the Blues to new heights today.Includes selected highlights from Chicago b...
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Blues themes of tough love and relationships referenced in artist histories.
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Smoky bars and blues club lifestyle contexts mentioned.
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No magic or witchcraft content
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Women’s contributions and social context of blues history.
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References to hard knocks and difficult lives of blues artists.
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