num_pages: 160
description: Explores the contribuions of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin to the blues and popular music
language: English
title: Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music
titlecomplete: Big Star Fallin' Mama: Five Women in Black Music
genres: Biography, History, Music
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Puffin Books