Girls rock! : fifty years of women making music / Mina Carson, Tisa Lewis, Susan M. Shaw ; with a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carson, Mina Julia, author.

Lewis, Tisa, author.

Shaw, Susan M. (Susan Maxine), 1960- author.

Baumgardner, Jennifer, author of introduction, etc.

Richards, Amy, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women rock musicians.

Feminism and music.

Rock music--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards Girls Rock! explores the many ways women have defined themselves as rock musicians in an industry once dominated and controlled by men. Integrating history, feminist analysis, and developmental theory, the authors describe how and why women have become rock musicians -- what inspires them to play and perform, how they write, what their music means to them, and what they hope their music means to listeners. As these musicians tell their stories, topics emerge that illuminate broader trends in rock's history. From Wanda Jackson's revolutio

Contents:

Girls with guitars

Sex, race, and rock'n'roll

The singer and the song

The girls in the band

Imagine my surprise! : the women's music movement

Who's that girl? : women and image in rock 'n'roll

The business

Survival : ("pretty good for a girl").

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-2904-4

0-8131-5010-8

OCLC:

900344364