How Women Made Music

Name: How Women Made Music
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A Revolutionary History from NPR Music

By Alison Fensterstock and Inc National Public Radio

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Drawn from NPR Music’s acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music—from Beyoncé to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dolly Parton—featuring archival interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations. Turning the Tables, launched in 2017,... Read More

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How Women Made Music

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How Women Made Music

Description

Drawn from NPR Music’s acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music—from Beyoncé to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dolly Parton—featuring archival interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations.

Turning the Tables, launched in 2017, has revolutionised recognition of female artists, whether it be in best album lists or in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music 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:

Joan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971.
Dolly Parton’s favourite song and the story behind it.
Patti Smith describing art as her “jealous mistress” in 1974.
Nina Simone, in 2001, explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism.
Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might work.
Odetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim Crow.

This incomparable hardcover volume is a vital record of history destined to become a classic and a great gift for any music fan or creative thinker.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063270336

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 October 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperOne

Contributors:

Introduction by Ann Powers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 662g

Pages: 352

Collections

Alison Fensterstock Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Global History History & Military Inc National Public Radio Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

In July 2017, NPR Music launched Turning the Tables-a groundbreaking, celebratory, and provocative multi-platform series examining the important and equal role women play in popular music. Now in its fifth season, Turning the Tables has reached millions of listeners and is considered one of NPR Music's most successful, critically acclaimed programs. How Women Made Music is the book that continues this vibrant conversation and finally presents women at the center of the discussion about popular music.