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Shout, sister, shout! : ten girl singers who shaped a century /
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| Author |
Orgill, Roxane
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| Call Number |
j780.92 ORG |
| Publisher |
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, |
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Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966.
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Rainey, Ma, 1886-1939.
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Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
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Merman, Ethel
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Garland, Judy
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O'Day, Anita
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Baez, Joan.
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Midler, Bette.
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Madonna, 1958-
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Williams, Lucinda
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Women singers -- United States -- Biography.
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Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Singers
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Women -- Biography
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Juvenile literature.
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| Title Statement |
Shout, sister, shout! : ten girl singers who shaped a century / Roxane Orgill. |
| Description |
xi, 148 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Contents |
The 1900s : Sophie Tucker, the last of the red-hot mamas -- The 1910s : Ma Rainey, mother of the blues -- The 1920s : Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- The 1930s : Ethel Merman, la Merm -- The 1940s : Judy Garland, the girl next door -- The 1950s : Anita O'Day, jazz gypsy -- The 60s : Joan Baez, sibyl with guitar -- The 1970s : Bette Midler, the last of the real tacky ladies -- The 1980s : Madonna, material girl -- The 1990s : Lucinda Williams, ramblin' woman. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141 ), discography (p. 135-138), and index. |
| ISBN |
0689819919 |
| LCCN |
99054374 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
758008 |