How women made music : a revolutionary history from NPR Music / edited by Alison Fensterstock ; introduction by Ann Powers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fensterstock, Alison, editor.

Powers, Ann, 1964- writer of introduction.

National Public Radio (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women musicians.

Women in music.

musicians.

Physical Description:

xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 mad by women

The 200 greatest songs by 21st-century women +

Turning the tables

Credits & permissions.

Notes:

"National Public Radio, Inc."

Includes discographies.

ISBN:

9780063270336

0063270331

OCLC:

1443738747