Title: Big star fallin' mama
Description: Portraits of five black women and the kind of music they sang during a period of social change. Includes Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin.
Subjects: African American women musicians, African Americans, Biography, Blues (Music), History and criticism, Juvenile literature, Musicians, African american musicians, Musicians, united states, African americans, biography, Smith, bessie, 1898-1937, Jackson, mahalia, 1911-1972, Blacks, biography, African american women, Women, biography, Singers, African americans, juvenile literature, Music, history and criticism, juvenile literature