A bad woman feeling good
A bad woman feeling good: blues and the women who sing them Buzzy Jackson,
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2005.
ISBN: 0393059367
DDC: 782.421643092273
LCC: ML400
Edition: (hardcover)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.
Bad women, the early years: Mamie Desdoumes, Sophie Tucker, Mamie
Smith, and Ma Rainey -- The air and how to fill it: Bessie Smith,
blues singer -- Jazz noir: Billie Holiday -- The devil and the deep
blue sea: Etta James and Aretha Franklin -- The great Saturday night
swindle: Tina Turner and Janis Joplin -- Blues attitude.
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