How women made music : a revolutionary history from NPR Music / edited by Alison Fensterstock ; introduction by Ann Powers.
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. This volume brings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material from more than fifty years of NPR's coverage plus newly commissioned work. A must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work, including information on Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Taylor Swift, Odetta, and others.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063270336
- ISBN: 0063270331
- Physical Description: xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024].
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "National Public Radio, Inc." -- title page
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes discographies.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Tradition bearers and breakers -- Warriors -- Teenage kicks -- Listen to your body -- Live -- Scream queens -- Shredders -- Shape-shifters -- Storytellers -- Empaths -- Sweet inspiration -- Afterword -- The 150 greatest albums made by women (2017) -- The 200 greatest songs by 21st-century women+ (2018) -- Turning the Tables contributors, 2017-2023 -- Credits & permissions.
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- Women musicians.
Women in music. - Genre:
- Essays.
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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. This volume brings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material from more than fifty years of NPR's coverage plus newly commissioned work. A must-have for music fans, songwriters, feminist historians, and those interested in how artists think and work, including information on Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Taylor Swift, Odetta, and others.
