From one of this country s most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical social and political contexts w... Lees meer.

Examining the lives and art of black women blues singers an African-American professor argues that they expressed a black working-class feminist perspective that opposed both white mainstream culture and that of the black middle class. Reprint. 17 500 first printing... Lees meer.

The familiar story of Delta blues musician Robert Johnson who sold his soul to the devil at a Mississippi crossroads in exchange for guitar virtuosity and the violent stereotypes evoked by legendary blues bad men like Stagger Lee undergird the persistent racial myt... Lees meer.

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKBessie Smith. singer icon pioneer. Scotland s National Poet Jackie Kay brings to life the tempestuous story of the greatest blues singer who ever lived. A gem of a book . A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKBessie Smith. singer icon pi... Lees meer.

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This book explores the relationship between three African American women s dance-art-music sensibilities within the context of a Pan African aesthetic. Its purpose is three-fold. to show commonalities between Bessie Smith Billie Holiday and Nina Simone s lives and ori... Lees meer.

An analysis of early African American female song lyrics this book encompasses the music of three major singers. Bessie Smith Memphis Minnie and Billie Holiday. The song explications focus on the ways in which these performers exhibit choice and independence in thei... Lees meer.

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This book explores the relationship between three African American women s dance-art-music sensibilities within the context of a Pan African aesthetic. This book explores the relationship between three African American women s dance-art-music sensibilities within th... Lees meer.

Blues et f minisme noir s int resse trois chanteuses de blues qui incarnent les racines et l identit de la culture musicale noire am ricaine . Gertrude Ma Rainey Bessie Smith et Billie Holiday. Angela Davis universitaire et f ministe analyse les paroles des c... Lees meer.

Bessie Smith occupies a unique place in the history of American music. She was one of the first undisputed artists to come from the American vernacular tradition of the twentieth century and as a woman she was a figure of extraordinary power. She organized and led her... Lees meer.

This comprehensive study of jazz traces the growth and development of jazz beginning at its roots with legendary greats Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and introducing readers to such less well-known figures as Connie Boswell and Cliff Edwards. The book concludes... Lees meer.

Queen Shamala Bessie Davis Smith has lived in Los Angeles since the 60 s migrating from North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor s degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California a Masters in Psychology from California State University Los Angeles a D... Lees meer.

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