How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music - Inc National Public Radio

Descriere How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music - Inc National Public Radio

\nDrawn from NPR Music's acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music--from Beyoncé to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dolly Parton--featuring archival interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations.\n \nTurning 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\n \nHow Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music brings this impressive history and fascinating reshaping to the page and includes material draws from more than fifty years of NPR's coverage of great musical heroes and intriguing creators. \n \nThis book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work, including: \n \n- Joan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971\n \n- Dolly Parton's favorite song and the story behind it \n \n- Patti Smith describing art as her jealous mistress in 1974\n \n- Nina Simone, in 2001, explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism.\n \n- Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might work\n \n- Odetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow\n \n This incomparable hardcover volume is a vital record of history destined to become a classic and a great gift for any music fan or creative thinker.\n

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Harperone

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9780063270336

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