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Isn't her grace amazing! : the women who changed gospel music / Cheryl Wills.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML400 .W53 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wills, Cheryl, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gospel singers--United States--Biography.
- Gospel singers.
- Women singers--United States--Biography.
- Women singers.
- African American gospel singers--Biography.
- African American gospel singers.
- African American women singers--Biography.
- African American women singers.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Women who changed gospel music
- Is not her grace amazing!
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Amistad 35, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Summary:
- "A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music--powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin' for generations."--Amazon.
- Many women in the gospel music industry often go unnoticed, unpaid, and under-appreciated for their talents. Willis offers in-depth interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and never-before-seen images of these powerhourse vocalists. In celebrating these towering tales of gospel who have defined the genre and established the sound, she shows how they have transformed gospel music, forever. -- adapted from jacket
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Queen Mothers
- Mahalia Jackson
- Sallie Martin
- Inez Andrews
- Albertina Walker
- Willie Mae Ford Smith
- 2. Sisters in song
- The Davis Sisters
- The Barrett Sisters
- The Clark Sisters
- Clara Ward and the Ward Singers
- The Drinkard Singers
- 3. Architects of The Melody
- Dorothy Love Coates
- Dorothy Norwood
- Marion Williams
- Pastor Shirley Caesar
- Roberta Martin
- 4. Crossover Queens
- Aretha Franklin
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Mavis Staples
- CeCe Winans
- Mary Mary
- 5. And Still She Shouts
- Tamela Mann
- Dottie Peoples
- Tramaine Hawkins
- Kim Burrell
- Yolanda Adams.
- Notes:
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation Award, Winner, 2023
- ISBN:
- 9780063050983
- 0063050986
- OCLC:
- 1268983478
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