Shout, sister, shout! : ten girl singers who shaped a century / Roxane Orgill.

Contents The 1900s: Sophie Tucker, the last of the red-hot mamas -- The 1910s: Ma Rainey, mother of the blues -- The 1920s: Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- The 1930s: Ethel Merman, la Merm -- The 1940s: Judy Garland, the girl next door -- The 1950s: Anita O'Day, jazz gypsy -- The 1960s: Joan Baez, sibyl with guitar -- The 1970s: Bette Midler, the last of the real tacky ladies -- The 1980s: Madonna, material girl -- The 1990s: Lucinda Williams, ramblin' woman.
Abstract Biographical sketches of ten outstanding female singers of popular music in the twentieth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 139-141), discography (pages 135-138), and index.
LCCN 99054374
ISBN0689819919

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