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How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music

Alison Fensterstock
3.96/5 (199 ratings)
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Drawn 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.

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

How Women Made 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.

This book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work,  

• Joan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971

•  Dolly Parton’s favorite song and the story behind it 

•  Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1974

• Nina Simone, in 2001, explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism.

• Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might work

• Odetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow

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.
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ISBN10:
006327034X
ISBN13:
9780063270343
kindle Asin:
B0CRQGRP8G

How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music

Alison Fensterstock
3.96/5 (199 ratings)
Read Download
Drawn 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.

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

How Women Made 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.

This book is a must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work,  

• Joan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971

•  Dolly Parton’s favorite song and the story behind it 

•  Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1974

• Nina Simone, in 2001, explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism.

• Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might work

• Odetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow

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.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
006327034X
ISBN13:
9780063270343
kindle Asin:
B0CRQGRP8G

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