A bad woman feeling good : blues and the women who sing them
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0393059367, 9780393059366, 9780393349658, 0393349659
Physical Desc
xiii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Brookline - Adult | 781.65 Jackson 2005 | On Shelf |
Cambridge - Adult | 780.92 Jackson | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0393059367, 9780393059366, 9780393349658, 0393349659
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The women who broke the rules, creating their own legacy of how to live and sing the blues. An exciting lineage of women singers-originating with Ma Rainey and her protegee Bessie Smith-shaped the blues, launching it as a powerful, expressive vehicle of emotional liberation. Along with their successors Billie Holiday, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Janis Joplin, they injected a dose of reality into the often trivial world of popular song, bringing their message of higher expectations and broader horizons to their audiences. These women passed their image, their rhythms, and their toughness on to the next generation of blues women, which has its contemporary incarnation in singers like Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams (with whom the author has done an in-depth interview). Buzzy Jackson combines biography, an appreciation of music, and a sweeping view of American history to illuminate the pivotal role of blues women in a powerful musical tradition. Musician Thomas Dorsey said, "The blues is a good woman feeling bad." But these women show by their style that he had it backward: The blues is a bad woman feeling good. --,Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jackson, B. (2005). A bad woman feeling good: blues and the women who sing them (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Buzzy. 2005. A Bad Woman Feeling Good: Blues and the Women Who Sing Them. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Buzzy. A Bad Woman Feeling Good: Blues and the Women Who Sing Them W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Buzzy. A Bad Woman Feeling Good: Blues and the Women Who Sing Them First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.
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