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Black diamond queens : African American women and rock and roll / Maureen Mahon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mahon, Maureen, author.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection
- Refiguring American music
- Refiguring american music
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women rock musicians--United States--History--20th century.
- African American women rock musicians.
- Rock music--Social aspects.
- Rock music.
- Music and race.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 392 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- data file
- Summary:
- "Maureen Mahon documents the major contributions African American women vocalists such as Big Mama Thornton, Betty Davis, Tina Turner, and Merry Clayton have made to rock and roll throughout its history."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Rocking and Rolling with Big Mama Thornton
- LaVern Baker, the Incredible Disappearing Queen of Rock and Roll
- Remembering the Shirelles
- Call and Response
- Negotiating "Brown Sugar"
- The Revolutionary Sisterhood of Labelle
- The Fearless Funk of Betty Davis
- Tina Turner's Turn to Rock
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mahon, Maureen. Black diamond queens.
- ISBN:
- 9781478012771
- 1478012773
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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