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Mahon, Maureen.
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Women rock musicians, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women singers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Rock music -- Social aspects.
Music and race.
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Mahon, Maureen.
Women rock musicians, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women singers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Rock music -- Social aspects.
Music and race.
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Black diamond queens : Women, Black and rock and roll /
Maureen
Mahon
.
by
Mahon
,
Maureen
.
Duke University Press, 2020.
Call #:
781.66082 M216b
Subjects
Women rock musicians, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women singers, Black -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Rock music -- Social aspects.
Music and race.
Series
Refiguring American music.
ISBN:
9781478011224 (pbk)
9781478010197 (hc)
Alternate title:
Women, Black and rock and roll
Description:
xiv, 392 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-373) and index.
Summary:
"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 rock as a mostly white male enterprise. In Black Diamond Queens,
Maureen
Mahon
draws on recordings, press coverage, archival materials, and interviews to document the history of African American women in rock and roll between the 1950s and the 1980s.
Mahon
details the musical contributions and cultural impact of Big Mama Thornton, LaVern Baker, Betty Davis, Tina Turner, Merry Clayton, Labelle, the Shirelles, and others, demonstrating how dominant views of gender, race, sexuality, and genre affected their careers. By uncovering this hidden history of black women in rock and roll,
Mahon
reveals a powerful sonic legacy that continues to reverberate into the twenty-first century."--Publisher.
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Music criticism and reviews.
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