Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Subtitle: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Edition: 1st Vintage Books Ed edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: January 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780679771265
Subjects: Black studies; Blues; Feminism; Jazz; 20th century; Social Science; Feminism and music; Ethnic Issues; Women's Studies - General; Sociology; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Genres & Styles - Blues; Women's Studies - History; Social Science / Women's Studies; Blues (Music); History and criticism; Texts; United States
First sentence: Like most forms of popular music, African-American blues lyrics talk about love.