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Women Icons of Popular Music The Rebels, Rockers, and Renegades

Carrie Havranek

ISBN: 0-313-34083-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34083-3

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568 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/2008

List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £120.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Series Title: Greenwood Icons

Reviews:

"Havranek has pooled an impressive list of leading women from a variety of musical genres, including country, alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, and folk. The text is rigorously researched, with each chapter running approximately 20 pages in length and providing an overview of the artist and an examination of her early years; career path; mission, motivation, and processes; and legacy and other interests. The only drawback is the scarcity of photographs throughout. BOTTOM LINE: Dale Sherman's 20th Century Rock & Roll Women in Rock (Collector's Guide Pub., 2001) lacks the currency and diverse nature of the engaging and surprisingly cohesive Women Icons. From an introduction that weaves shared histories and destinies to a time line that makes for interesting comparisons of such a varied group of artists, Havranek's work calls for a complete reading and as such is much more than a go-to fact book for a single artist. Recommended for a wide range of libraries.'
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—Library Journal 3/1/2009
"Havranek's 2-volume set is written for both high school students and undergraduates, along with the curious fan or general reader. This work would make a good addition to any public, school, or academic library with a paucity of reference literature pertaining to popular female musicians."
—ARBAonline 5/1/2009
"[Havranek's] essays are generally well done. As with other volumes in this series, these biographical
essays would be a good starting point for students looking at career achievements. [...] This volume will be useful for libraries with strong collections on popular culture. Summing Up: Recommended."
—CHOICE 6/1/2009

Description: Popular music owes greatly to the spirit of rebellion. In all of its diversified, experimental, modern-day micro-genres, music's roots were first watered by good old-fashioned social dissension- its incendiary heights pushed heavenward by radicals and rogue revolutionaries. And perhaps none are more influential and non-conformist than women. Always first in line to give convention a sound thrashing, women in music have penned sonic masterpieces, championed sweeping social movements, and breathed life into sounds yet unimagined. Today's guitar-wielding heroines continue to blaze the trail, tapping reservoirs and soundscapes still unknown to their male counterparts- hell hath no fury like a woman with an amplifier.

Women Icons of Popular Music puts the limelight on 24 legendary artists who challenged the status quo and dramatically expanded the possibilities of women in the highly competitive music world. Using critical acclaim and artistic integrity as benchmarks of success, this can't-put-down resource features rich biographical and musical analyses of a diverse array of musicians from country, pop, rock, R&B, soul, indie, and hip-hop. It goes beyond the shorter, less detailed biographical information found in many women in rock compendiums by giving readers a more in-depth understanding of these artists as individuals, as well as providing a larger context-social, musical, political, and personal-for their success and legacy.

Highlighted in sidebars throughout are related trends, movements, events, and issues to give readers a broad perspective of the defining moments in music and pop culture history. With discographies, illustrations, and a print and electronic resource guide, Women Icons of Popular Music is a rousing, insightful resource for students and music fans alike. Title Features:
Tori Amos
Joan Baez
Mary J. Blige
Patsy Cline
Ani DiFranco
Aretha Franklin
Janis Joplin
Carole King
Madonna
Joni Mitchell
Diana Ross
Patti Smith
Tina Turner

Table of Contents:

Contents
List of Photos
Series Foreword
Preface/Intro
Acknowledgments
Timeline
Volume One
Tori Amos
Joan Baez
Mary J. Blige
Patsy Cline
Ani DiFranco
Missy Elliott
Aretha Franklin
Emmylou Harris
Debbie Harry
Chrissie Hynde
The Indigo Girls
Janis Joplin
Volume Two
Carole King
Madonna
Sarah McLachlan
Joni Mitchell
Dolly Parton
Liz Phair
Bonnie Raitt
Linda Ronstadt
Diana Ross
Patti Smith
Tina Turner
Suzanne Vega
Select Bibliography

About the Author: Carrie Havranek has written about music for The Village Voice, Salon, Paste and Performing Songwriter, and as a contributor to Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 (Schirmer, 2004). She received an M.A. from New York University and teaches writing at Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf	Greenwood School and Public Library Reference 2009.pdf


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